Noctilucent Clouds (IMAGE)

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Noctilucent Clouds

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These are tenuous noctilucent clouds, which form high above the Earth and only under very specific atmospheric conditions, as seen at twilight from Salakas, Lithuania. Accompanying the issue is an online photo gallery.

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Image courtesy of Audrius Dubietis/Applied Optics

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