{"id":133496,"date":"2024-12-05T06:51:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133496"},"modified":"2024-12-05T06:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:51:48","slug":"did-you-see-the-noctilucent-clouds-wednesdays-spacex-launch-leaves-behind-stunning-sky-show-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133496","title":{"rendered":"Did you see the noctilucent clouds? Wednesday\u2019s SpaceX launch leaves behind stunning sky show in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 Wednesday morning, just after a rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Station at 5:13 a.m., skywatchers in Northeast Florida witnessed a stunning spectacle in the twilight sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">Glowing, wispy clouds that seemed to shimmer in the pre-dawn light were not ordinary weather phenomena; they were the result of rocket vapor trails, creating a phenomenon known as noctilucent clouds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">\ud83d\udcf8<b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/snapjax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/snapjax\/\"><b>Upload your photos and videos on SnapJAX!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">Noctilucent clouds, often referred to as polar mesospheric clouds, are high-altitude clouds that form in the mesosphere, around 30 to 50 miles above the Earth\u2019s surface. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">They can typically be seen after sunset or before sunrise because the ice crystal clouds remain illuminated by the angled sun\u2019s rays below the horizon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">When a rocket ascends into the mesosphere, it releases water vapor and other exhaust products. Under the right conditions, these vapors can freeze into tiny ice crystals, which form trails of luminous clouds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">SpaceX\u2019s frequent launches from Florida have provided many opportunities for the public to witness this phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 LrBIp dbINaO article-text\">This morning\u2019s sighting in Jacksonville was a perfect example of how rocket vapor trails can create spectacular noctilucent clouds. As viewers gazed upward, they observed the ethereal glowing vapor trails against the backdrop of the early morning sky, with hues of orange and pink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/weather\/2024\/12\/04\/did-you-see-the-noctilucent-clouds-wednesdays-spacex-launch-leaves-behind-stunning-sky-show-in-florida\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Wednesday morning, just after a rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Station at 5:13 a.m., skywatchers in Northeast Florida witnessed a stunning spectacle in the twilight sky. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133496\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133496\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}