Noctilucent clouds

Photograph by Kari Tikkanen.

Photography contest, Honorable Mention.

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Noctilucent clouds. Mr Tikkanen writes that these “are bluish clouds located in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 80 kilometers. Relative recent appearance and their gradual increase may be linked to climate change.”