Noctilucent/Nacreous/Polar Mesospheric/Stratospheric Clouds, Lunar Coronae, Bows & Iridescence
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This link can help to a certain extent with your cloud, and other phenomena, identification.
http://amsglossary.a...ss.com/glossary
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Coloured Moondog with faint parhelic circle (extending to the right) located 22 degrees west of the Moon on July 30th 2007. The stars of 'Capricornus' can be seen on the left.

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(by Martin McKenna)
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(by Martin McKenna)
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Nacreous or 'mother-of-pearl' clouds
Taken by Catherine Barlow, Sandbach, Cheshire on 16th February 1996.
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Colourful corona around the waxing gibbous Moon on Dec 20th 2007. The stars of Aries can be seen to the upper right. The Moon was within Pisces at the time. Captured from Maghera, N. Ireland at 19.15 UT

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Vivid Iridescent clouds forming a broken corona around the Sun on March 4th 2008 from the Maghera countryside. First image taken through sun glasses.















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