LOOK: NASA Launch Lights Up Night Sky In Stunning Display

NASA finally launched the Black Brant XII rocket after several delays. As expected, it lit up the night sky in a stunning display.

The suborbital sounding rocket finally launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility north of Bermuda at 8:44 p.m. on Sunday. Called the KiNETic-scale energy and momentum eXperiment (KiNET-X), the mission aims to study energy transfer in space, NASA said.

While the launch itself was already a sight to behold, the mission actually entailed releasing barium vapors to form green-violet clouds over the Atlantic Ocean. The vapor was set to be released about nine minutes after the launch, and NASA had clarified that it would not be harmful to public health or the environment. It did, however, make for a rather unique sight.

"The launch and vapor clouds were reported as being seen as far north as Halifax, Nova Scotia, as far south as Cape Canaveral, Florida, and as far inland as Ohio," NASA said.

Sure enough, soon after NASA shared an incredible image announcing the evening launch, those who caught a glimpse of the launch and the vapor released into the atmosphere took to social media to share their own views of it.

Some captured images of the launch itself, with one user sharing an incredible view of it from "across the bay of the launch."

Others captured the bright wisp of light from the rocket clearly visible in the evening sky. Images poured in from various places, from North Carolina to Southern New Jersey and Maryland.

Some also managed to capture the colorful vapor that the rocket released. Although the vapor was actually green-violet in color, most people saw the vapor in green as violet is particularly difficult to see in the dark, NASA previously explained. It was only visible for a few seconds, but it certainly made for a stunning view in the night sky.

The Carolina Weather Group also shared incredible footage of the launch from North Carolina. In the video, which was captured by the group's Dan Whittaker and streamed on YouTube, one can see both the launch and the vapor it released.

Such launches don't show the wonders of science, they also provide incredible views for people to see. Only recently, many people caught sight of a strange line of lights in the sky that turned out to be from the Starlink satellite launch earlier in the day.