Noctilucent Cloud Display Images
Noctilucent clouds are high atmosphere cloud formations thought to be composed of small ice-coated
particles at very high altitudes - around 80 km, their precise nature remains a mystery. NLC’s are very
tenuous in nature and are only visible during the deep twilight of summer nights at high latitudes when
the Sun lies between 6 - 16 degrees below the horizon.
The lighter nights of Summer makes viewing faint objects such as galaxies difficult, but a good display of
NLC almost makes up for it.
Noctilucent clouds are high atmosphere cloud formations thought to be composed of small ice-coated
particles at very high altitudes - around 80 km, their precise nature remains a mystery. NLC’s are very
tenuous in nature and are only visible during the deep twilight of summer nights at high latitudes when
the Sun lies between 6 - 16 degrees below the horizon.
The lighter nights of Summer makes viewing faint objects such as galaxies difficult, but a good display of
NLC almost makes up for it.
02/07/11
20/07/09
18/06/09
Moon, Mars (top centre) and Venus (right)
NLC and Jupiter (right)
A short video of still images from this
event can be seen HERE
08/06/13
06/07/13
Noctilucent Cloud Display Images
Noctilucent clouds are high atmosphere cloud formations
thought to be composed of small ice-coated particles at very
high altitudes - around 80 km, their precise nature remains a
mystery. NLC’s are very tenuous in nature and are only
visible during the deep twilight of summer nights at high
latitudes when the Sun lies between 6 - 16 degrees below the
horizon.
The lighter nights of Summer makes viewing faint objects
such as galaxies difficult, but a good display of NLC almost
makes up for it.
Noctilucent clouds are high atmosphere cloud formations
thought to be composed of small ice-coated particles at very
high altitudes - around 80 km, their precise nature remains a
mystery. NLC’s are very tenuous in nature and are only
visible during the deep twilight of summer nights at high
latitudes when the Sun lies between 6 - 16 degrees below the
horizon.
The lighter nights of Summer makes viewing faint objects
such as galaxies difficult, but a good display of NLC almost
makes up for it.
02/07/11
A short video of still images from this
event can be seen HERE
08/06/13
© Galloway Astronomy Centre 2016
All images are copyright – M Alexander unless otherwise stated
Noctilucent Cloud Display Images
Noctilucent clouds are high atmosphere cloud formations
thought to be composed of small ice-coated particles at very
high altitudes - around 80 km, their precise nature remains a
mystery. NLC’s are very tenuous in nature and are only visible
during the deep twilight of summer nights at high latitudes
when the Sun lies between 6 - 16 degrees below the horizon.
The lighter nights of Summer makes viewing faint objects such
as galaxies difficult, but a good display of NLC almost makes up
for it.
Noctilucent clouds are high atmosphere cloud formations
thought to be composed of small ice-coated particles at very
high altitudes - around 80 km, their precise nature remains a
mystery. NLC’s are very tenuous in nature and are only visible
during the deep twilight of summer nights at high latitudes
when the Sun lies between 6 - 16 degrees below the horizon.
The lighter nights of Summer makes viewing faint objects such
as galaxies difficult, but a good display of NLC almost makes up
for it.
02/07/11
20/07/09
Moon, Mars (top centre)
and Venus (right)
NLC and Jupiter (right)
A short video of still images from this
event can be seen HERE
08/06/13
06/07/13
