Amazing Nocties!

[Essan]

Woke up at 3.00am, looked outside and WOW! First noctilucent clouds I've ever seen

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

They look great!

I don't think i've seen them before either, well done on getting up to capture them

[NL]

Aye there has been some brilliant displays over the last week or so, ive just been

to lazy to take any shots,.!! Well done Essan the photos are excellent.

[flagpole]

Ooo lovely. I shall have to get my butt out of bed earlier!

[Rustynailer]

No I haven't seen any ever either.

Bloody good shots Essan.

[Cookie]

top notch images mate well done

[Louby]

Oooooo wow, fantastic! Well done you

where is that jealous smilie.

[sunny scunny]

Brilliant photos Essan

[Mad Murdoch]

Wow, excellent photos

Bet your glad you did wake up at that time.

Dont know much about them, can they be seen anywhere or just certain places, and is there certain times of the year when it happens, would be intresting to know.

[Paul]

Have a click of the link in essan's post and your questions will be answered

[opplevelse]

Nice pics! Their cousins, Nacreous / Polar stratospheric clouds (as oposed to Noctilucent / Polar mesospheric clouds) are seen reasonably often here in winter

While more common, your Polar mesospheric clouds we dont really see, as it never really gets dark enough. I posted some pics of Nacreous clouds here a while back, but those shots of yours are lovely well done

[Essan]

Thanks all. I must admit I'd assumed noctilucent clouds to be fainter and - from this latitude - much nearer the horizon. I've been looking out for them for a couple of years (they're usually best seen around midnight in June and July - N Ireland and N England tend to be the favoured spots in the UK) - it was just lucky that last night there was a particularly impressive display, the front cleared leaving clear skies behind and I just happened to wake when they were at their peak!

[NL]

If anyone is interested nocticulent clouds are starting to appear now,

they're very faint at the moment but hopefully the skies will remain

cloudless so a good show after midnight.

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Great shots there, i hope i see them one day!

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[dave48]

Those are awesome shots! well done on getting them, very nice indeed.

[grab my graupel]

Yes, I love these pictures so much, that I can't resist popping back for another look.

Great work Essan