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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Clouds Near the Edge of Space
NASA ^
| August 22, 2012
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 08/22/2012 7:06:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Noctilucent or night-shining clouds lie near the edge of space. From about 80 kilometers above Earth's surface, the icy clouds can still reflect sunlight even though the Sun itself is below the horizon as seen from the ground. Usually occurring at high latitudes in summer months, the diaphanous apparitions are also known as polar mesospheric clouds and may be connected to global change in the lower atmosphere. This serene view features a lovely display of noctilucent clouds over water recorded last month near the coastal town of Vaxholm, Sweden. The picture was taken near local midnight.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; science
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:06:17 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:07:41 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Nice photo but it needs a comet.
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:11:57 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: SunkenCiv
What’s on the other side of the edge of space?
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:16:36 PM PDT
by
tractorman
(I never miss a chance to tweak a liberal.)
To: cripplecreek
Photoshop away
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:20:04 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Corollary - Electing the same person over and over and expecting a different outcome is insanity)
To: bmwcyle
To: tractorman
To: tractorman
According to whatshisname on Firefly, just more space.
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:27:35 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
...kinda like some really, really bad movies I’ve seen....like that.
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:28:42 PM PDT
by
RightOnline
(I am Andrew Breitbart!)
To: tractorman
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posted on
08/22/2012 7:37:47 PM PDT
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
To: Toddsterpatriot
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posted on
08/22/2012 8:17:20 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/22/2012 8:20:56 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: tractorman
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posted on
08/22/2012 8:23:06 PM PDT
by
bimboeruption
(Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
To: SunkenCiv
I have a thousand of these photos both sunrise and sunsets here in Florida. Guess I’m lucky.
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posted on
08/22/2012 10:17:58 PM PDT
by
poobear
(Socialism, in the minds of the elites, is a con-game for the serfs, nothing more.)
To: SunkenCiv
the diaphanous apparitions are also known as polar mesospheric clouds and may be connected to global change in the lower atmosphere. Gotta get that global warming dig in there somehow, don't ya NASA?
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posted on
08/23/2012 5:47:07 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Toddsterpatriot
so unsatisfying... 42 is simply not enough. do u have yer towel?
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posted on
08/23/2012 9:34:36 AM PDT
by
VaRepublican
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To: tractorman
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posted on
08/23/2012 7:11:23 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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