noctilucent sky

These are noctilucent clouds hovering at the edge of the earth’s atmosphere on the fringes of space. Nobody is quite sure what they are, but its a beautiful phenomenon nonetheless, seen mostly at higher latitudes. I took this photo last night as the earliest sunlight made its way into the night sky. It was my first sighting of noctilucent clouds this year.

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  1. Posted August 26, 2008 at 18:43 | Permalink

    Mmmhhhh… So nice….
    I miss Baltic’s nights with the ever-decreasing light. Here (Taipei) night falls at 7pm, like a hammer, the sky is yellow-black because of omnipresent city lights…
    Wish you all the best.

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