Sky mystery over Ukraine: Rare glowing clouds spotted above Sumy, photos
The sky over Sumy region lit up with incredible colors (photo: facebook.com/sumy.hmc/stokh.syndr)
On the evening of Wednesday, July 2, a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as noctilucent clouds was spotted in the sky over the Sumy region, according to the Sumy Regional Center for Hydrometeorology.
What evening sky over Sumy region looked like
The Regional Center for Hydrometeorology reported that the noctilucent clouds seen above the Sumy region are an incredible natural phenomenon.
Noctilucent clouds over Sumy region (photo: facebook.com/sumy.hmc)
Experts explained that this rare atmospheric occurrence can only be observed in summer, during twilight.
This time, the clouds were captured by stokh.syndr, Anton Redkin, and Anastasiia Bratukha.
The evening sky surprised Ukrainians with noctilucent clouds (photo: facebook.com/sumy.hmc)
"These are the highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere, glowing due to reflected sunlight at an altitude of around 80 kilometers," the center clarified.
Noctilucent clouds are the highest in Earth's atmosphere (photo: facebook.com/sumy.hmc)
They noted that noctilucent clouds:
- are formed from ice crystals in the mesosphere;
- emit a soft, pearlescent glow.
Sometimes nature gifts people truly magical sights (photo: facebook.com/sumy.hmc)
"True nature magic! If you managed to capture this phenomenon, share your photos in the comments or tag us so we can save this beauty together," the experts concluded.
