Noctilucent clouds, spotted from the flight deck, over the mid Atlantic Ocean.
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George Anderson
Noctilucent clouds over Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Daniel Mehta
Noctilucent clouds over Newbury, West Berkshire, England.
Thomas Wocial
Noctilucent clouds over London, England.
George Anderson
Noctilucent clouds over Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Gerry Doherty
Noctilucent clouds over Dumbarton, Scotland.
Lauren Bowles
Noctilucent clouds over Loughborough, England.
Tom Etridge
Noctilucent clouds over St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
Noctilucent Clouds & Climate Change: a Potential Link
Noctilucent clouds, also known as polar mesospheric clouds, are ice-crystal formations found in a region of the upper atmosphere called the mesosphere. They form at altitudes of 50 miles (80 km), right up near the fringes of Space, making them Earth’s highest clouds. Named with the Latin for ‘night shining’, they have a bluish glow as […]
David Ingram
Noctilucent clouds, viewed from Vancouver across Burrard Inlet to West Vancouver, Canada.
Paul Jones
Noctilucent clouds over Pacifica, California, US.
Fred Fournier
Noctilucent clouds over the the North Atlantic Ocean.
Ken Kennedy
Noctilucent clouds over Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
Ken Kennedy
Noctilucent clouds over Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
Jaap van den Biesen
Noctilucent clouds, spotted on a flight over Germany.
Noctilucent clouds over Groningen, Netherlands.
Noctilucent clouds over Groningen, Netherlands.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Sumirago, Varese, Italy.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Sumirago, Varese, Italy.
The Atmosphere is Chilling 90km Above Antarctica
Kay Söderlund, Society member 51,007, recently told us about a vital research project covering more than 20 years which has precisely measured the cooling rate in the upper atmosphere, about 90km above Antarctica.
Noctilucent clouds over Kangasala, Southern Finland.
Noctilucent clouds over Kangasala, Southern Finland.
Noctilucent clouds and Comet NEOWISE over Rogerstone, Newport, UK.
Noctilucent clouds and Comet NEOWISE over Rogerstone, Newport, UK.
Cameron Frankish
The comet NEOWISE, and noctilucent clouds over Kingsteignton, Devon, UK.
Hin-Yan Liu
A display of noctilucent clouds over Copenhagen.
Frank Lloyd
A backdrop of noctilucent clouds over Essen, Germany.
Noctilucent clouds over Sumirago, Varese, Italy.
Noctilucent clouds over Sumirago, Varese, Italy.
June 2020
Anyone for night Cloudspotting? A mysterious, rippling veil of gossamer-like clouds hangs high in the sky over the Netherlands. Forming right up at the fringes of Space, these clouds are the very highest in our atmosphere. They’re known as noctilucent clouds, and they form in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 50 miles (85 kilometres), […]
Be a part of our Noctilucent cloud photography showcase
It’s noctilucent cloud season! We have teamed up with our friends at Go Stargazing to raise awareness of the mysterious and elusive noctilucent clouds. Named after the Latin for “night-shining” these night sky phenomena are where stargazing and cloudspotting meet. Normally, astronomers’ biggest fear is a cloudy sky, but they love these extremely high clouds, […]
2017 Noctilucent Cloud Chasing
Annie Kate Aarnoutse recently contacted us about this video of Noctilucent clouds by Night Light Films.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Amsterdam.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Amsterdam.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Barry, South Wales.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Barry, South Wales.
June 2019
June has seen numerous spottings of ‘noctilucent clouds’ across Europe and North America. Why might these rare night-shining clouds, which form right up at the fringes of Space, be starting to appear more and more frequently…?
A display of noctilucent clouds over Schleiz, Thuringia, Germany.
A display of noctilucent clouds over Schleiz, Thuringia, Germany.
A display of noctilucent clouds over the North Sea at Katwijk, Netherlands.
A display of noctilucent clouds over the North Sea at Katwijk, Netherlands.
Curiosity sees noctilucent clouds shining in Mars’ sky
Timothy Kessler, supporting member 89194, recently drew our attention to this article from Earth Sky
A view of early morning noctilucent clouds over Lichfield, UK.
A view of early morning noctilucent clouds over Lichfield, UK.
A view from the flight deck of noctilucent clouds and a lightning illuminated storm system over Southern Canada.
A view from the flight deck of noctilucent clouds and a lightning illuminated storm system over Southern Canada.
A display of noctilucent clouds, viewed from the flight deck of a Boeing 787 at 41,000’ over Northern Canada.
A display of noctilucent clouds, viewed from the flight deck of a Boeing 787 at 41,000’ over Northern Canada.
July 2018
July’s Cloud of the Month shows why in summer the best cloudspotting can be after dark…
The Trouble With Night Clouds!
Carole Chandler, member 28346, sent us a little poem from Marley (Retired Guide Dog … and super-duper canine cloud-spotter) and herself that hopes might bring a smile to some fellow ‘cloud spotters’ out there!
A giant Owl enjoys the spectacle of noctilucent clouds over Arbroath, on the east coast of Scotland.
A giant Owl enjoys the spectacle of noctilucent clouds over Arbroath, on the east coast of Scotland.
Noctilucent season is here!
Noctilucent clouds are extremely high ice-crystal clouds that form up in the mesosphere, at altitudes of around 50 miles / 80 km. Their Latin name roughly translates as ‘night shining’. This is because these ghostly rippling clouds only become visible when the Sun is below the horizon for the observer, so that the sky is dark by the sunlight […]
