These AIM images span June 6-June 18, 2021, when the Northern Hemisphere noctilucent cloud season was well underway. The colors — from dark blue to…
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June 16, 2021 Noctilucent clouds form so high in the atmosphere that they continue to reflect sunlight hours after sunset, creating a spectacular nighttime display.…
Credit: NASA/Noctilucent Clouds, Jan Erik Paulsen; Barrel Image, NASA / NSF. The Earth’s atmosphere has four primary layers: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. These…
These AIM images span Dec. 8–Dec. 19, 2020, starting with AIM’s first observations of the Antarctic noctilucent cloud season. The colors — from dark blue…