Close

Member Login

Invalid username or password.
Incorrect Login. Please try again.

Not a member?

Sign up and join a community that's passionate about exploring the world of photography.

Home > News

Nature Watch: Photos of "Night-Shining Clouds"

It's only Monday, but I'm going out on a limb and predicting that this will stand as the nature photo of the week. The image, courtesy of Veres Viktor, via NASA, shows a mysterious over Budapest, Hungary on June 15. Such clouds apparently form in high in the Earth's atmosphere. Scientists still don't know much about them and have launched a satellite to study them. From our perspective they are amazing. Go here for details.
  • By Popphoto Staff on July 2, 2007
Related Tags:

Picture_2

It's only Monday, but I'm going out on a limb and predicting that this will stand as the nature photo of the week. The image, courtesy of Veres Viktor, via NASA, shows a mysterious "night-shining cloud" over Budapest, Hungary on June 15. Such clouds apparently form in high in the Earth's atmosphere. Scientists still don't know much about them and have launched a satellite to study them. From our perspective they are amazing. Go here for details.