Noctilucent clouds sighted in Germany

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For the second time in just a few days, noctilucent clouds (also known as NLCs) have been sighted in Germany, SpaceWeather reports. Although their northern season is just getting underway, researchers aren't sure why these early NLCs seem to favor German longitudes.This morning shortly before sunrise, Chris Kranich spotted the telltale electric-blue ripples over Kiel:Image credit: Chris Kranich on June 3, 2014 @ Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (via SpaceWeather)”These second noctilucent clouds of the season appeared shortly after astronomic midnight and rose over the horizon for about two hours before disappearing in the morning twilight,” says Kranich.Noctilucent cloud season, which begins every year in late spring and stretches into summer, i… Read more »

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