[ATMoB-discuss] Noctilucent Clouds

[micmattei at comcast.net]

The reason we may not see these clouds as often as in Europe is that they are 10 degrees and more further north than we are so they would see them more often than us. It may be possible to see them from here but only on occasion when the conditions are right.

Miek Mattei

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> 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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