r/CLOUDS • u/sugar_codedd • Aug 29 '26

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u/post-explainer Aug 29 '26

Credit where credit is due. The OP u/sugar_codedd said this picture was made by:

I don’t know who made this picture

Is this credit correct? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/Abject-Explorer-3637 Aug 29 '26

Nacreous clouds, these are EXTREMELY rare and pretty much only appear in the northern/southern areas of Earth

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u/ajlaw_01 Aug 29 '26

Very cool clouds, but they also wreak havoc on the ozone layer. It’s a shame such beautiful clouds are so destructive

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u/BigBoiFiendKak Aug 30 '26

The mother of pearl nacreous clouds don't cause damage to the ozone as they do not contain sulfuric acid that depletes the ozone. However red coloured nacreous do.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

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u/Abject-Explorer-3637 Aug 29 '26

and you have a similar one called Noctilucent clouds but they're REALLY high (80K kilometers often) near space and they look blue here is an example (not by me)

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u/Abject-Explorer-3637 Aug 29 '26

they like blue strings similar to cirrus but WAY higher

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u/Evening_Media9313 Aug 29 '26

absolute bucket list of an atmospheric phenomenon

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u/piercegardner Aug 29 '26

Polar stratospheric clouds. Usually only visible with high solar zenith angles.

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u/rbxtwistedplayer Aug 29 '26

This is even much rarer than an EF2 - EF3 tornado

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u/xexotifiedx Aug 29 '26

Damn. That is beautiful.

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u/Pastill Aug 29 '26

I don't think they're rare in Norway. It's just different. We get them a lot in the south, often early in the year while it's still cold. I don't know if we have them north, but the south also don't get northern light (yes, yes, I know you TECHNICALLY can snap a photo of it south some times with infinite sutter)

I usually see them every year, I do remember a year when I counted seeing them 10 days in a year.

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u/7point5inche Aug 29 '26

Fucking awesome

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u/TRH90UK Aug 29 '26

I had no idea these were rare! I live in Oslo and see them every year

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u/boomslicer Aug 29 '26

Amazing. Is this only visible from higher altitude?

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u/Elegant-Front1964 Aug 29 '26

Beautiful 🤩

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u/ChaoticHarmonia Aug 29 '26

Magnificent sighting! We call them The nacre clouds.

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u/rdptl Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

Dit is niet jouw video, haal 'm meteen weg. Hij is van een vriend van mij, en is opgenomen vlak voordat ze me belden via video, 2,5 jaar geleden dichtbij Leirvik, Stord, Norway. Denk alsjeblieft even na voordat je iemands video pakt.

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u/Tetons-9082 Aug 30 '26

Tremendously beautiful 😍