MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Super rare clouds were spotted over West Michigan this past week and one local photographer was there to see it.
It’s called noctilucent clouds, which can only be seen when the sun is below the horizon either well before dawn, or well after dusk.
Spaceweather.com reported a big outbreak of the clouds on Saturday and Sunday.
Stacey Anne Leeson caught this shot of noctilucent clouds on Tuesday over Middleville.
These pearly white clouds can sometimes appear iridescent. They are the highest clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere, forming a full 50 miles above the ground! Most of our weather occurs in the lowest six miles of the atmosphere.
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