Diamond Member SpaceMan 0 Posted May 15, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted May 15, 2025 2 min read Space Cloud Watch Needs Your Photos of Night-Shining Clouds This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Noctilucent Clouds observed from Bozeman, MT on 16 July 2009 at 4:29 MDT. The This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up needs more photos like this one to diagnose changes in our atmosphere! Photo credit: Dr. Joseph A Shaw Noctilucent or night-shining clouds are rare, high-altitude clouds that glow with a blue silvery hue at dusk or dawn when the sun shines on them from below the horizon. These ice clouds typically occur near the north and south poles but are increasingly being reported at mid- and low latitudes. Observing them helps scientists better understand how human activities may affect our atmosphere. Now, the This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up is asking you to report your own observations of noctilucent clouds and upload your own photographs. Combined with satellite data and model simulations, your data can help us figure out why these noctilucent clouds are suddenly appearing at mid-low latitudes, where temperatures are usually too warm for them to form. “I find these clouds fascinating and can’t wait to see the amazing pictures,” said project lead Dr. Chihoko Cullens from the University of Colorado, Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. Did you see or photograph any night-shining clouds? This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . Later, the science team will transfer them to a site on the This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up where you or other volunteers can help examine them and identify wave structures in the cloud images. If you love clouds, NASA has more citizen science projects for you. Try This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up or This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Share Details Last Updated May 15, 2025 Related Terms This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Explore More This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Article 20 hours ago This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Article 6 days ago This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Article 2 weeks ago This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/250119-nasa-space-cloud-watch-needs-your-photos-of-night-shining-clouds%C2%A0/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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