{"id":59649,"date":"2024-05-31T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/84a05182-d7cd-4095-aeb3-1d12bd91fe98"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:39:54","slug":"noctilucent-clouds-season-is-here-our-complete-guide-to-observing-the-night-shining-clouds","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/noctilucent-clouds-season-is-here-our-complete-guide-to-observing-the-night-shining-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Noctilucent clouds season is here. Our complete guide to observing the night-shining clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"

High altitude clouds on the edge of space, noctilucent clouds or NLCs are a delight for summer stargazers. <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 31 May 2024 at 08:36 AM<\/p>

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Noctilucent Clouds are clouds of icy dust that form at very high altitude on the edge of space, around 76\u201385km high, when temperatures and pressures in the upper atmosphere are just right. <\/p>

Also known as NLCs, Noctilucent Clouds are not visible all the time; there is a season between the end of May and the start of August every year.<\/p>