Otherwise known as Night Shining Clouds
There was an article on Learning from Dogs on July 22nd about these mysterious and beautiful clouds.
This is just an update to show you an example of photographs taken by Finn Jari Luomanen over the night of the 29th-30th July. All the pictures may be seen here – they are of this quality:
Here’s what Jari said about this night:
This mesoscale convective system sweeped over Finland with ferocious energy. The day before was historical as a record breaking temperature of 37,2 degs Celsius was recorded. The MCS proved to be a good match.
Thunderstrikes happened every two seconds at the peak and it was difficult to expose correctly due to the multiple strikes in each exposure.
Noctilucent clouds shone above the swiftly moving cell creating an eerie electric blue backdrop for the spectacle.
Never before have I seen anything close to this. I was jumping behind the tripod firing away in the hot, humid night. Since when has Finland turned into tropics?
This is a very beautiful planet!
By Paul Handover
Learning from Dogs 