These are photos I took of noctilucent clouds about 1/2 hr before sunset on Wednesday at Nose Hill Park. They are named noctilucent because they are usually only visible just prior to sunset and into deep twilight. I was able to distinguish them while wearing sunglasses, and altered brightness and contrast to approximate that effect. These tenuous, ripple textured bands and layers of ice crystals exist between 50 to 70 degrees latitude in the uppermost part of the atmosphere, the mesosphere. They are seen mainly during the summer months. Their existence has really only been known for a little over 100 years, and are becoming more common, perhaps pertaining to climate change.
I mention luminescent celebrities, because as one of many thousands of teenaged fans that owned one of the famous "red swimsuit" Farrah Fawcett posters, maybe, just maybe, one can visualize the textures of that famous mane in these skyscapes.
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