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Observing
tips: Look
west 30 to 60 minutes after sunset when
the Sun has dipped 6o to 16o below the horizon.
If you see luminous blue-white tendrils spreading across the sky,
you've probably spotted a noctilucent
cloud. Although
noctilucent clouds appear most often at arctic latitudes, they have
been sighted in recent years
as far south as Colorado, Utah and possibly Virginia. NLCs are seasonal,
appearing most often in late spring and summer. In the northern
hemisphere, the best time to look would be between mid-May and the
end of August. See also 2003,
2004, 2005,
2006, 2007,
and 2008 |
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Photographer,
Location |
Images |
Comments |
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Tomasz
Adam,
Staszów, Poland.
Jul. 22, 2009 |
#1,
#2, #3 |
While
India and China were enjoying the total solar eclipse I
was treated with a sky show of its own kind. These were
easily the best NLCs I've ever seen, bright and very detailed.
The show started at about 00:30 UT and lasted until sunrise.
Photo
details: Canon EOS400D and Sigma lens, 1s exposure
at f/4.2, ISO200. |
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Magnus
Olsson,
Helsingborg, Sweden.
Jul. 22, 2009 |
#1,
more |
The
whole sky was full of wave shaped clouds, very bright and
very beautiful. Seem to be a summer for noctilucent clouds.
Canon EOS40D, Canon 24-70 2.8 USM L, ISO800 (hand held).
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Vincent
Phillips,
Hale village,near Liverpool UK
Jul. 21, 2009 |
#1,
#2,
#3,
#4,
more |
A
few more pictures from tonights fantastic Noctilucent cloud
display here in Northwest England (Looking north from Liverpool),I
have never seen so many fine displays of these clouds from
here in the uk. |
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Brian
Whittaker,
south of Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Jul. 21, 2009 |
#1,
#2,
#3,
more |
A
great evening of bright Noctilucent Clouds over the ruins
of Kenilworth Castle in central England. After days of rain,
what a wonderful surprise! More www.BrianWhittaker.com |
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Grzegorz
Willim,
Zabrze, Poland
Jul. 21, 2009 |
#1,
#2,
#3,
#4 |
NLC
are still there. After one day without NLC's over Poland,
today i saw quite good display. NLC's were not so bright
like these from last week so i have to use longer times
of exposures: 15-50s (on 13th July it was only 8-15s). |
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Grahame
Robertson,
These where shot from Broxburn West Lothian Scotland.
Jul. 21, 2009 |
#1 |
After
a nasty thunder storm cleared these Noctilucent Clouds developed
into a highly structure and large expanse of bright NC's.
Photo
details: Canon EOS 5D mark 2 at ISO 800 f5.6. |
more
images: from
John McMenemy of Aberdeen, Scotland; from
Simon Eskil de Lusua of Östra Näset/Vebomark, Sweden; from
Alexandra Farkas of Mogyoród, Hungary; from
Adrian Maricic of Fife Scotland; from
Alexandra Farkas of Mogyoród, Hungary; from
Jon and Rachael of Hardendale, Cumbria, UK; from
Gill Rogers of Guiseley Leeds UK; from
Mike Hobden of Fife Scotland; from
Monika Landy-Gyebnar of Veszprem, Hungary; from
Zoltan Goda of Baja, Hungary; from
Ágnes Őri of Jobbágyi, Hungary; from
Rosenberg Róbert of Adony, Hungary
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