[ATMoB-discuss] Noctilucent Clouds

[Paul E. MacNeil]

Mike,

    You may already be aware of this page and the "External Links" 
section at the end of it, but just in case, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctilucent_cloud looks interesting.

    Good luck! Let us know what you see!

             Paul

noatak at aol.com wrote:
> I'm curious as to what people in the club think or know about Noctilucent Clouds.
>
> There have been a lot of reports of sightings of these mysterious clouds which form in the extreme
> upper atmosphere and are typically visible 1-2 hours after sunset in the summer months. All of the reports
> lately tend to be from observers in europe and a couple last month in the Western US. Nothing here however.
> Anyone wish to fathom a guess or post a logical reason why these might be occuring there and not here.
>
> Is there a web site dedicated to this phenomenom that would allow a search of past occurences and 
> corresponding locations by date?
>
> Has anyone seen this lately from the Eastern US?
>
> I do hope we get a display (on?a clear night). I would love to see what appears to be quite an impressive
> sight rivaling a good auroral display.
>
>
> Mike Hill
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