noctilucent

11.27.09

NASA Rocket Attempts to Recreate Rare Night-Glowing Cloud

East Coast observers reported a brilliant artificial cloud from NASA's experiment that lasted just minutes
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 09.21.2009 at 10:44 am 0 Comments

Night Cloud: Sky rockets in flight, evening crew's delight  John A. Blackwell/SpaceWeather
Wary stargazers who spotted a brilliant cloud of light on Saturday night can all chorus together: "Thank you, NASA." The unusual sight that briefly lit up the sky over the eastern United States represented the first experiment intended to create a relatively rare and recently discovered noctilucent, or night-shining cloud.

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