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Sometimes it's night on the ground but day in the air. As the Earth rotates to eclipse the Sun, sunset rises up from the ground.
Therefore, at sunset on the ground, sunlight still shines on clouds above.
Under usual circumstances, a pretty sunset might be visible, but unusual noctilucent clouds...
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Nacreous clouds
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Some of the coldest temperatures on Earth brought a rare cloud formation to the skies over Antarctica, scientists said Tuesday. The so-called nacreous clouds were situated high in the stratosphere, requiring temperatures less than minus 176 degrees Fahrenheit. A weather balloon measured temp...
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Clouds
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A Nasa satellite mission will be launched this year to study the highest and most mysterious clouds on Earth.
Noctilucent, or "night-shining", clouds ap...
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Aberdeen sky
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EarthDesk
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Xeric Design, Ltd. has announced the immediate availability of EarthDesk 4.1, its real-time dynamic desktop map, for MS Windows. EarthDesk replaces your static wallpaper with a photo-realistic image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination as well as real-time global cloud...
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