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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Noctilucent Clouds over Florida
NASA ^
| 9 Jul, 2024
| Credit & Copyright: Pascal Fouquet
Posted on 07/09/2024 1:20:42 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: These clouds are doubly unusual. First, they are rare noctilucent clouds, meaning that they are visible at night -- but only just before sunrise or just after sunset. Second, the source of these noctilucent clouds is actually known. In this rare case, the source of the sunlight-reflecting ice-crystals in the upper atmosphere can be traced back to the launch of a nearby SpaceX rocket about 30 minutes earlier. Known more formally as polar mesospheric clouds, the vertex of these icy wisps happens to converge just in front of a rising crescent Moon. The featured image -- and accompanying video -- were captured over Orlando, Florida, USA about a week ago. The bright spot to the right of the Moon is the planet Jupiter, while the dotted lights above the horizon on the right are from an airplane.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Society
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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To: MtnClimber
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07/09/2024 1:21:00 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:21:16 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; Agatsu77; America_Right; ...
Pinging the APOD list
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:21:50 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
(For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
To: MtnClimber
Sorry. That was me. Taco Bell Tuesdays...................
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:22:30 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:23:13 PM PDT
by
No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: MtnClimber
I see Superman trying to punch the moon. Might just be pareidolia though.
To: Telepathic Intruder
Whos ship buzzed the Earth?
To: MtnClimber
Reminds me of an angel, ice-skating. :-)
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:57:17 PM PDT
by
AFB-XYZ
(Two options: 1) Stand up, or 2) Bend over)
To: MtnClimber
Mrs jimfree offers: “Looks like an angel.”
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posted on
07/09/2024 1:59:18 PM PDT
by
jimfree
(My 21 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
To: Red Badger; MtnClimber; All
Sorry. That was me. Taco Bell Tuesdays................... Word to the wise: Never, under any circumstances, get in an elevator or other small enclosed area with R.B. Heh.
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posted on
07/09/2024 2:00:09 PM PDT
by
AFB-XYZ
(Two options: 1) Stand up, or 2) Bend over)
To: Waverunner
Is that from Battle Beyond the Stars?
To: MtnClimber
That almost caused WWIII back in the ‘80s.
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posted on
07/09/2024 2:09:25 PM PDT
by
samiam5
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
07/09/2024 2:52:25 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Telepathic Intruder
Yes, magnificent seven in space, and Robert Vaughn was in both. Even though he flew SOLO, Bob’s your U.N.C.L.E.
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