Night Shining Clouds

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Whispy noctilucent clouds are made of ice chyrstals and drift about 50 miles above Earth.  They are too delicate and distant to be illuminated by daylight, but come nightfall these high clouds are struck with the steep post-sunset rays. Night shining clouds are most commonly spotted in Northern Summer time skies and require -200°F temperatures … Read more

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