Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds
by Torbjorn Swenelius
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Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds
Artist
Torbjorn Swenelius
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds, are tenuous cloud-like phenomena in the upper atmosphere of Earth. They consist of ice crystals and are only visible during astronomical twilight. They are most often observed during the summer months from latitudes between ±50° and ±70° . They are visible only during local summer months and when the Sun is below the observer's horizon, but while these very high clouds are still in sunlight. Observed 01:30 07/10/2020 in Uppland, Sweden
They are the highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere, located in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 76 to 85 km (249,000 to 279,000 ft). They are too faint to be seen in daylight, and are visible only when illuminated by sunlight from below the horizon while the lower layers of the atmosphere are in Earth's shadow.
Honoured by features in Fine Art America groups:
Nikon Full Frame Cameras - 09/15/2020,
Big Sky of Art - 09/22/2020,
Camera Art - 10/17/2020,
Art Forever with You - 01/26/2021,
Gallery #32 in All Genre of Photography - 01/21/2022,
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September 14th, 2020
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Linaji Creating
Congratulations! Your work is featured in our group All Genres of Photography. Here is a link to our latest Gallery #32 : https://fineartamerica.com/groups/all-genre-of-photography-.html?showmessage=true&messageid=7182278&targetid=7182279#7182279
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Linaji Creating for your congratulations and feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "All Genres of Photography"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Steven Nelson for choosing "Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds" as your favorite!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Jan Mulherin for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Art Forever with You"!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Torbjorn Swenelius replied:
Thank you so much Pamela in Luther Fine Art for your congratulations, very nice comment, choice of favorite and feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Camera Art"!
Torbjorn Swenelius
Thank you so much Mia DeLode for the feature in the FineArtAmerica-group "Big Sky of Art"!
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