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Clearly visible night shining clouds - 2.6.2015 at 00.35 - 2.6.2015 at 02.00 Turku Observation number 38473

Visibility III / V

Juuso Nurmio, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

The first night clouds of a season are always the hardest to tell when you never remember what they look like from the previous season. If these are the nights now, then the season started with a pretty rumble. That is why there is little doubt to claim these as night clouds, when we cannot be pampered immediately with such a show. Isn't it?

Figure 1: 1:02

Picture 2: 0:50

Picture 3: 0:42

Before these images, the possible night clouds were still really only at a degree of distant doubt. As soon as half past one, however, began to appear.

EDIT: I watched the show for two until I had to go to bed. At this point, the clouds were slightly dimmed compared to the best moment, but still easily met the definition of "clearly visible night clouds." Hopefully here was a representative sample of the nights of the coming season, as these are worth watching.



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  • Havainto
    • Night shining clouds
  • Cloud coverage in the sky
    • Covered 1/4 of the sky
  • Noctilucent clouds
    • Swirl info

      Swirls are curved night shining cloud forms. For example, a single night cloud belt or group of waves may be curved on a clear bend.

      The arrow indicates a slight vortex in the night cloud belt. Photo by Joni Tahkoniemi.

      Strong swirls in image taken by Veikko Mäkelä.

    • Waves info

      Waves of noctilucent clouds are short, close groups of clouds.

      Wavy NLC by Jari Luomanen.

       

      NLC waves by Hannu Määttänen.

    • Band info

      Bands of noctilucent clouds are long, stripe like cloudformation.

      A single, very bright NLC band. Photo by Mikko Peussa.

       

      On the upper left corner, rising bands are clear on the image. Whereas waves of NLC cover the bottom right side of the image. Photo by Juha Tonttila.

    • Veil info

      The night cloud vail is a vague thin night shining cloud with no clear structure.

      Noctilucent cloud veil with one strong belt formation. Image by Veikko Mäkelä.

  • Brightness of the noctilucent clouds
    • Clearly visible night shining clouds
Comments: 5 pcs
Pentti Arpalahti - 2.6.2015 at 03.42 Report this

Eipä noissa mitään polarisaatiosuodattimia tarvita.

Matti Helin - 2.6.2015 at 06.25 Report this

Hyvähyvähyvä! Harmi vaan, että itse missasin nämä :( 

No, vielä on kesää jäljellä :) 

Mikko Peussa - 2.6.2015 at 19.46 Report this

Nyt kai voi jo onnitella ensimmäisestä tämän vuoden yöpilvihavainnosta, joten onnittelut Juuso!  Jollei sitten joku havainto vielä tupsahda edellesi :)

Emma Bruus - 2.6.2015 at 19.47 Report this

Vau! Olisi pitänyt hillua myöhempään ulkona. Jäi päässä soimaan tuo "vielä on kesää jäljellä". Meinasin lähteä uudelleensanoittamaan biisiä, mutta niin harva asia rimmaa yöpilvien kanssa. O_o

Juuso Nurmio - 2.6.2015 at 23.17 Report this

Kiitokset onnitteluista. Myönnettäköön, että on näitä kytätty ja ei tämä nyt ihan vahingossa tullut; olen jo pari viikkoa ennen nukkumaanmenoa tarkastanut pohjoistaivaan yöpilvien varalta, jos vain on selkeää ollut. Totta kai vähän tuuriakin tarvittiin, että sattui nyt riittävän selkeä yö.

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