These three pictures were shot over NASA’s Radome at McMurdo Station in Antarctica ( South Pole )
Look at the glowing, pearlescent skies. Yes, this is AMAZING !!!
These nacreous clouds are also called " polar stratospheric clouds " and get their brilliant rainbow colors from
sunlight that’s reflected from below the horizon.
The clouds are so high up to 82,000 feet above the Earth ( Almost 25 Kilometers ); that they continue to
glow in these incredible hues long after the sun has gone down.
Unfortunately, these clouds also contain nitric acid, which reacts with chlorine that’s released by industrial processes
and that little combination of chemicals, tends to rip ozone to shreds.
So, this cloud may be beautiful, but it’s also destroying the atmosphere.
Regards.
Look at the glowing, pearlescent skies. Yes, this is AMAZING !!!
These nacreous clouds are also called " polar stratospheric clouds " and get their brilliant rainbow colors from
sunlight that’s reflected from below the horizon.
The clouds are so high up to 82,000 feet above the Earth ( Almost 25 Kilometers ); that they continue to
glow in these incredible hues long after the sun has gone down.
Unfortunately, these clouds also contain nitric acid, which reacts with chlorine that’s released by industrial processes
and that little combination of chemicals, tends to rip ozone to shreds.
So, this cloud may be beautiful, but it’s also destroying the atmosphere.
Regards.
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