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The 2015 NH polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) season is here

July 2, 2015
The 2015 NH polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) season is here. The image below shows the PMCs observed on 5 July, 2015 by the NASA Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) instrument.  For more CIPS images please visit: http://lasp.colorado.edu/aim/browse-images.php.
 
When viewed from the ground, PMCs are often called noctilucent clouds (NLCs).  For photographs of NCLs, please visithttp://spaceweathergallery.com/nlc_gallery.html.

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