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Noctilucent clouds and rising moon

Posted by in Today's Image | July 10, 2015

These clouds – sometimes called night-shining clouds – are thought to be made of ice crystals that form on fine dust particles from meteors.

View larger. | Noctilucent clouds and rising moon, by Juri Voit Photography. Thank you, Juri!

View larger. | Noctilucent clouds and rising moon, by Jüri Voit Photography.

Jüri Voit has been a long-time friend of EarthSky on Facebook, and he’s posted many wonderful photos there from his native country of Estonia, in northern Europe. Here is his latest, taken on July 6, 2015. It’s a beautiful shot of noctilucent clouds, sometimes called “night-shining clouds” because they shine at a night.

Thank you, Jüri!

Read more and see more photos: The secrets of night-shining clouds

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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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