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Originally posted by makeitso
I think DK predicted stars dancing in the sky.
Not clouds.
Noctilucent clouds were first detected from space by an instrument on the OGO-6 satellite in 1972.
Source.
Originally posted by Realtruth
Wow! Now this is really interesting. When I can see it like this it makes a difference and if I see it first hand, this site will be the first to know.
Great pic.
Originally posted by rocksolidbrain
These clouds are all over the Arctic now.
Polar ice clouds: Climate change symptom?
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 22 A U.S. study suggested that polar ice clouds -- wispy Arctic clouds that shine in the dark portion of the sky -- might be a symptom of climate change.
"The question which everyone in Alaska is dealing with is what are the symptoms of climate change and, as in medicine, how do these symptoms reflect the underlying processes," said Associate Professor Richard Collins of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. "It is believed that (such clouds) are an indicator of climate change."
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On June 11, 2007 the cameras on the AIM satellite returned some of the first data documenting noctilucent clouds over the Arctic regions of Europe and North America. This new data reveals the global extent and structure of these mysterious clouds, to a degree that was previously unattainable. White and light blue represent noctilucent cloud structures. Black indicates areas where no data is available. (Credit: Cloud Imaging and Particle Size Experiment data processing team at the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics)
Originally posted by lombozo
Originally posted by makeitso
I think DK predicted stars dancing in the sky.
Not clouds.
I just remember him saying something to the effect that there would be light shows in the sky, and that would just be the start. Do you remember what that thread was called?
Space Shuttle Atlantis rose to the heavens and left behind its mark for over an hour in the skies”. The exhaust caused noctilucent clouds to form and leave behind a colorful “Northern Lights” looking sky during sunset. The noctilucent colors are caused by tiny ice crystals and possibly water droplets in the exhaust, which diffract the light of the setting sun.