{"id":227095,"date":"2024-06-01T19:31:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T19:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/how-to-spot-rare-and-beautiful-noctilucent-clouds\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:18:09","slug":"how-to-spot-rare-and-beautiful-noctilucent-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/how-to-spot-rare-and-beautiful-noctilucent-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"How to spot rare and beautiful noctilucent clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article-image-inline ArticleImage\" data-method=\"replace-inline-image\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImage__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=100 100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=200 200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=249 249w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/22124327\/SEI_204209457.jpg?width=900 900w\" class=\"image alignnone size-full wp-image-2432499 ReplaceImageLazyload\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1130px) 900px, (min-width: 1025px) 900, (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 30px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" alt=\"2JFTTMP Noctilucent Clouds seen from Newcastle City Centre with Jesmond Parish Church a grade II listed building designed by the famous architect John Dobson in 1861, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 5th July, 2022, Credit: DEW\/Alamy Live News\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" data-credit=\"DEW\/Alamy\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>There are two things you usually need for stargazing: dark skies and clear skies. But if you live in the northern hemisphere like me, this isn\u2019t the time of year for dark skies. And if you live in the north of the UK, as I do, clear skies are never a guarantee. This is why this week I will be talking about a specific type of cloud you can look for during long summer nights.<\/p>\n<p>Noctilucent clouds, also known as polar mesospheric clouds, are a rare kind of cloud that shine a silvery blue colour against the darker night sky.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26234922-100-how-to-spot-rare-and-beautiful-noctilucent-clouds\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] There are two things you usually need for stargazing: dark skies and clear skies. 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