My Astrophotography – Noctilucent clouds (NLCs)

  • Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) in astrophotography refers to photographing a very rare, glowing, high‑altitude cloud type that appears during summer twilight.
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  • They’re not ordinary weather clouds, they belong to the edge of space.
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2025 Early Morning Noctilucent clouds (NLCs)
(Thursday 10th July 2025 at 03:45am)

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2025 Noctilucent clouds (NLCs)
(Sunday 29th June 2025 late night 22:45 / 11:45pm)

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2025 Noctilucent clouds (NLCs)
(Monday 30th June 2025 mid-night (12:00am)

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2025 Noctilucent clouds (NLCs)
(Sunday 29th June 2025 (21:50pm)

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2015 Noctilucent clouds (NLCs)
(Sunday 19th June 2025 at 12am midnight.)

  • The NLCs were observed glowing in the night sky in Milton Keynes – these clouds, also known as night-shining clouds, are made of ice crystals and was visible till 1.45am.
  • After three hours, it becomes dimmer.

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2010 Noctilucent clouds (NLC’s)
(Friday 9th July 2010)

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2006 Noctilucent clouds (NLC’s)
(Saturday 15th July 2006)

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Others Astrophotography by Derek Rowley
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