West Bromwich, West Midlands, May 31st 2020. A view from the M5 motorway from West Bromwich, towards Walsall with rare Noctilucent clouds illuminated in the nights sky. The tenuous cloud-like phenomena only form in the upper atmosphere of Earth. Unlike lower clouds that are associated with weather, these clouds form very high, at about 85,300 meters (53 miles) above the Earth's surface, in the mesosphere. They are likely made of frozen water or ice crystals and are only visible during astronomical twilight. The word noctilucent roughly means ‘night shining' in Latin. These are the highest clou
West Bromwich, West Midlands, May 31st 2020. A view from the M5 motorway from West Bromwich, towards Walsall with rare Noctilucent clouds illuminated in the nights sky. The tenuous cloud-like phenomena only form in the upper atmosphere of Earth. Unlike lower clouds that are associated with weather, these clouds form very high, at about 85,300 meters (53 miles) above the Earth's surface, in the mesosphere. They are likely made of frozen water or ice crystals and are only visible during astronomical twilight. The word noctilucent roughly means ‘night shining’ in Latin. These are the highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere, often forming over 50 miles above ground level. Sam Holiday/Alamy Live News
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