Noctilucent Clouds from France!

Lights from ... Noctilucent Clouds (NLC)

Noctilucent clouds are beyond the shadow of a doubt the rarest and most mysterious we can observe from Earth. They are even less likely to be seen than northern lights ! But, in contrast to aurorae, these night shining clouds can be observed from more countries across Europe ! For more information about them, read the article I wrote : HERE

On July 17, 2017, while doing a sky-watching evening with friends, on the top of the fire field (1100 m), my eyes noticed a luminous structure in the sky and I quickly rushed to my Camera shouting: "That's it! They're finally visible!"

It must be said that I have been looking for these mysterious clouds since the summer of 2016. Since then, I spent many nights watching the northern horizon, sometimes leaving in the mornings at 3am and taking hundreds of photos to each exit, in vain.

In short, I am not complaining because I myself chose to take up this challenge. But I remember one thing from this long hunt: our dreams often occur when we do not expect it ...

This phenomenon is therefore a first for me, and it is a dream come true. Like the aurora observed in Normandy in December 2015, these clouds will represent an exceptional moment of my career as an amateur astronomer.