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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Mt. Hood and a Lenticular Cloud
NASA ^ | April 17, 2013 | (see photo credit)

Posted on 04/17/2013 5:13:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Explanation: What kind of cloud is next to that mountain? A lenticular. This type of cloud forms in air that passes over a mountain, rises up again, and cools past the dew point -- so what molecular water carried in the air condenses into droplets. The layered nature of some lenticular clouds may make them appear, to some, as large alien spaceships. In this case, the mountain pictured is Mt. Hood located in Oregon, USA. Lenticular clouds can only form when conditions are right -- for example this is first time this astrophotographer has seen a lenticular cloud at night near Mt. Hood. The above image was taken in mid-March about two hours before dawn.

April 17, 2013

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; mounthood; science
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1 posted on 04/17/2013 5:13:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
For scenery lovers, a good APoD. :')

2 posted on 04/17/2013 5:14:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Lenticular clouds are a trip.
NEVER fly into a lenticular cloud!
They are very violent.


3 posted on 04/17/2013 5:19:26 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SunkenCiv

I like that. That is some candlepower with those spots to make that cloud light up like that.


4 posted on 04/17/2013 5:26:04 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: mylife

A few weeks ago I saw one over the top of a cumulus cloud.


5 posted on 04/17/2013 5:26:09 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

That is pretty weird.
They are usually around mountains.


6 posted on 04/17/2013 5:37:45 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
Here's the small one I saw a couple weeks ago.

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I used it for a space background.

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7 posted on 04/17/2013 5:38:20 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: mylife

Years ago, I flew a twin engine over a sheer cliff face in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Our speed over the ground went from 130mph to 30mph as we popped up over the mountains flying west. I had a full rudder when I turned in a crosswind to land at Cascade MT, so I could watch my boy play 8-man football against the Cascade Cowboy’s.


8 posted on 04/17/2013 5:43:42 PM PDT by STD (One day closer to street justice)
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To: STD

Yow!


9 posted on 04/17/2013 5:46:55 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SunkenCiv

I’ve had APOD as my home page for years.

This picture lit up my day when I sat down for my breakfast...just beautiful.


10 posted on 04/17/2013 5:48:51 PM PDT by rlmorel ("We'll drink to good health for them that have it coming." Boss Spearman in Open Range)
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To: rlmorel

Here are some great satellite pics of the earth posted from the space station every day.

https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/media/grid


11 posted on 04/17/2013 5:52:56 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Very cool!


12 posted on 04/17/2013 5:55:34 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

I’d never seen one which was why it caught my attention.


13 posted on 04/17/2013 5:57:18 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Living in eastern WA near the stateline with Oregon we have the opportunity to see these on an almost daily basis when the prevailing westerlies are strong. Our own little Rattlesnake Mtn. (3,500 feet) is also a prolific creator of lenticular clouds. As expected the little wave clouds are much closer to Rattlesnake than the big ones to the Cascades (difference in wavelength). At times you can see successive, smaller clouds at each wave crest farther from the mountains.


14 posted on 04/17/2013 5:59:23 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
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To: cripplecreek

I like Cmdr. Hadfield. Seems like a nice guy.


15 posted on 04/17/2013 6:07:07 PM PDT by rlmorel ("We'll drink to good health for them that have it coming." Boss Spearman in Open Range)
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To: SunkenCiv

Cool!


16 posted on 04/17/2013 6:18:56 PM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: Salvation

Oregon ping


17 posted on 04/17/2013 6:26:38 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: SunkenCiv

No way!


18 posted on 04/17/2013 6:48:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: cripplecreek

Those are spectacular.


19 posted on 04/17/2013 7:09:53 PM PDT by TChad (Call them Oppressives, not Progressives)
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To: cripplecreek

Wow! That is a gorgeous painting.


20 posted on 04/17/2013 8:29:24 PM PDT by tanuki (Left-wing Revolution: show biz for boring people.)
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