Landscape Noctilucent Clouds

Noctilucent Clouds · **1 Like**

There have been these relatively rare clouds on a couple of previous nights now.
Last night I managed to get to the nearby lake and took some photos of this interesting phenomena.

Noctilucent clouds are much higher (about 80km high) than normal clouds and they are composed of tiny crystals of water ice in addition to dust particles. Source of these are not known for certain.
I searched some info about these clouds on Wikipedia and seems that possible sources are micrometeors, volcanoes and dust from troposphere. Also reaction of methane with hydroxyl radical could be the source.
First records of these clouds have been made on year 1885 which is two years after the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Much more info can be found from Wikipedia.

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daacon · 08-04-2011, 06:04 AM

Well done capturing and explaing this. Lovely colors.

Jimbo · 08-04-2011, 04:26 PM

Beautiful image Joni. Landscape shooters die for light like this!!! Cheers JIM

Nitrok · 08-04-2011, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Well done capturing and explaing this. Lovely colors.

Thank you Dave

Originally posted by Jimbo

Beautiful image Joni. Landscape shooters die for light like this!!! Cheers JIM

Thanks Jim

Although it was somewhat dark already the light from the horizon was amazing.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Well done capturing and explaing this. Lovely colors.

08-04-2011, 04:26 PM	#17
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Beautiful image Joni. Landscape shooters die for light like this!!! Cheers JIM

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Nitrok Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,275 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Well done capturing and explaing this. Lovely colors. Thank you Dave Originally posted by Jimbo Beautiful image Joni. Landscape shooters die for light like this!!! Cheers JIM Thanks Jim Although it was somewhat dark already the light from the horizon was amazing.