Noctilucent clouds produced by the rocket

On Friday, June 29, after the launch of the rocket "Falcon 9" in the sky over Florida shone amazing noctilucent clouds. Mike Deep imprinted cloud shaped jellyfish with the roof of the building to build ships in the Kennedy Space center.

""Space X" rocket launched to deliver cargo to the ISS before dawn at 5:42. As a result, she started in the dark and at high altitude was found with the rays of the rising sun. This led to the formation of noctilucent clouds, including similar to jellyfish trail from the second stage," explained Dip.

Natural noctilucent clouds are formed when water vapor rises in the summer to the top of earth's atmosphere and kristallizuetsya around the particles of meteoric smoke. Mesospheric winds collect the resulting crystals of ice shining in the blue cloud in the center of the Arctic circle.

Anthropogenic noctilucent clouds can be formed from ice crystals in the exhaust of the rocket. These crystals will catch the rays of the distant rising sun, creating a glowing shape in the dark predawn sky.

Noctilucent clouds produced by the "Falcon-9", disappeared quickly. But natural variation can still be seen in the high latitudes. To do this, look to the West in 30-60 minutes after sunset, when it had dropped significantly below the horizon. If you see luminous blue-white tendrils spreading across the sky, maybe you see a silvery cloud.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»