ShinyPhoto

Admiring the Universe - a fine-art photographer based in Perthshire, Scotland, with interests in landscape, nature and astrophotography

2021-06-05 Noctiucent Clouds Display 3

2021-06-05 Noctiucent Clouds Display 3
Noctilucent (“night-shining”) clouds are the highest in the atmosphere, at around 75-86km altitude. They only appear in the summer months at latitudes between 50-70° (north or sourh), when the sun is more than 6° below the horizon.

Formed in the mesosphere at very cold temperatures from ice, dust and water vapour, their gossamer threads undulate and shimmer in shades of electric blue.

I spent a happy hour out in a nearby field watching the display come and go, the tendrils of cloud expanding and moving in complex abstract patterns.

Exif

Camera: FUJIFILM X-T4 ISO: 640
Focal Length: 58.6mm (88mm-e) Aperture: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1.7s

Location

GPS location: 56.302706, -3.703933