NLC in Houwaart…

2007.06.15

I received an SMS from Peter this evening with three characters saying NLC. Noctilucent clouds, also known as polar mesospheric clouds, are bright cloudlike atmospheric phenomena visible in a deep twilight. The name means roughly “night shining” in Latin. They are most commonly observed in the summer months at latitudes between 50° and 70° north and south of the equator.

I ran outside with my cameras and there they were, ready to be shot…

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  1. Beautiful. That second one is really nice. And the seventh one is subtle but with nice undulations. cool!

    Zoe, June 16, 2007
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