NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS OVER THE SOUTH PACIFIC: Are you ready to see an electric-blue cloud made of frosted meteor smoke? The odds are improving. Not so long ago, noctilucent clouds were confined to Earth's polar regions. Recently, however, they have spread to record-low latitudes. The latest sighting comes from Macquarie Island in the South Pacific. Visit Spaceweather.com for the full story.
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Above: Noctilucent clouds over Macquarie Island on Jan. 4, 2020. Credit: Ashleigh Wilson of the Australian Antarctic Division