NASA Rocket Launch Now Postponed To Wednesday Night: How To See

UPDATE: NASA scrubbed Tuesday's rocket launch due to high winds at the launch site, which is in Virginia. The next launch window opens Wednesday (May 12) at 8:06 p.m. EDT.

NEW JERSEY – If you look up to the night sky Wednesday night in New Jersey, there is a good chance you will see a NASA rocket launch.

After four postponements, NASA is scheduled to launch a Black Brant XII sounding rocket from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 8:06 p.m. Wednesday. There is a chance the rocket will be visible in the skies over New Jersey.

The rocket will leave behind barium vapor, and will be visible as two visible, green-violet clouds; those clouds will be visible for about 30 seconds, according to NASA.

According to the National Weather Service, cloud coverage in New Jersey will be low at the time of launch.

Unfavorable weather conditions forced NASA to scrub launches planned for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. NASA has several other potential launch windows scheduled between now and May 16.

If skies are clear locally and the launch proceeds as scheduled, look to the southeast about 30 to 60 seconds after the 8:06 p.m. launch time.

The rocket is supposed to release vapor when it hits an altitude of 200 miles as part of an experiment.

The launch window will open at 8:06 p.m. EDT and stay open for 40 minutes, said NASA in a tweet, so the rocket could be launched for 40 minutes after 8:06 p.m.

Max Bennett contributed to this story.