High, Dry, and Rare in the Sky

Noctilucent clouds form so high in the atmosphere that they continue to reflect sunlight hours after sunset, creating a spectacular nighttime display.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story High, Dry, and Rare in the Sky.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using data from the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. Story and photograph by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 26, 2021
Data acquired June 16, 2021

Sources:: AIM; Photograph