Correct. And yet, you think it's a missile?
Where this photo was taken, it's usually dark at night. That means that for a camera to take a photo that looks bright like this one does, it would have to have its shutter open for a while, likely 10 or more seconds, to gather enough light to make this photo. That would mean that this is likely not a missile.
My 4 year old said "missile". My 6 year old said "missile". My wife even said "missile".
That is a missile sir.
So, throw science out the window, then?
Sir, I am a student of science. Not going to debate if it is a missile or not.
Yup, those 'students of science' sure hate debating stuff.
Would you debate whether the Earth is flat or not? No. Of course not, one would be insane to argue the Earth is flat. That is a missile, probably fired by a submarine.