HebburnMackem
Striker
When's the best season for those lads?
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superb. What's the science behind these?
The picture of the noctilucent clouds on wikipedia from the ISS is absolutely, completely and utterly jaw drapping. I'm in awe.
I was under the impression they are so high in the edges of the atmosphere that they still catch the light from the setting sun, while the Earth is already in darkness.
You are correct, that's the only way they're seen IIRC.
so the unknown bit is what they're doing there... and why are they appearing now?
It's the precursor for an alien invasion, or another ice age, or global warming, or [insert conspiracy theory here]
they look class mind.
Icarebecauseyoudo said:Where's the mystery? Is it not just that nobody bothered mentioning them before?
Apparently they have only been common since the mid 19th century suggesting a possible connection with industrialisation. I find it unlikely they could have been 'overlooked' by millions of people before that! Either way they are a stunning sight.
Icarebecauseyoudo said:Suggests a certain type of chemical produced by our doings innit
Suggests a certain type of chemical produced by our dongs innit
Icarebecauseyoudo said:It'll ultimately be traced to Clyde and Hesford lighting each others farts in the quest for a photographic nirvana
I'll have you know I've not once set fire to any Brillo pads.