Noctilucent Clouds Over the South Pacific

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spaceweather.com

Thursday, Mar. 26, 2020

 

 

NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS OVER THE SOUTH PACIFIC: You don't see this everyday–or even in 30 years. "Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) have appeared over the South Pacific," reports meteorologist Ashleigh Wilson of the Australian Antarctic Division. "I photographed them from Macquarie Island on Jan. 4th."

 

NLCs form when summertime wisps of water vapor rise up to the edge of space and crystalize around specks of 'meteor smoke.' Prime time for sightings is June-July in the north, December-January in the south.

 

"It was a breathtaking moment when I first realized what I was seeing," recalls Wilson. "I spent two hours down by the ocean with a camera and tripod, adjusting ISO and lenses, trying to capture the extraordinary event. The clouds were so bright, I could see their reflection in the water."

 

Wilson's sighting caps a remarkable year for noctilucent clouds. Once confined to Earth's polar regions, NLCs have recently spread to lower and lower latitudes. In June 2019, the clouds appeared over Rome, Italy; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Paris, France; and outside Los Angeles, California. Many of the sightings smashed old records for low-latitude visibility.

 

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

This would make a beautiful backdrop on zoom!

Old Tone (Downunder)

[Saffron]

That looks like a good reference photo for a painting. 

 

Got nothing but time on my hands, so we will see. 😁