Noctilucent clouds over Sacramento CA. USA this evening.

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Noctilucent clouds, a fairly uncommon and poorly-understood phenomena, were over Sacramento CA, USA this evening (04-02-07, ~8:20pm PDT).
I attempted to photograph them, but all I got were black pictures.

This is the first time I have seen noctilucent clouds with my own eyes, so it is a noteworthy experience in that aspect.

Has anybody else ever seen noctilucent clouds?
 
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Thanks, I havent seen or heard of that type of cloud before. I have learned my something new today so off to bed for me!
 
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I've seen them several times. It always reminds me of something one might expect to see if the world was coming to an end.
 
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I have seen a few times but fairly rare, conditions in which the atmosphere and/or cloud cover produce kind of a yellow color tint (more so then the usual sun color). This has mostly happened in the early evening hours after a thunderstorm. Has anybody else experienced this? It's pretty strange and while happening warps the color perception a bit like you are looking at everything thru a yellow/amber filter.
 
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Is that when you go outside and EVERYTHING is a slight tinge of Autumn Orange? Like you're almost in a bright Sepia alternate world?

If so, yes and I even took pictures (but not of the clouds). Just everything around the backyard.

EDIT: Just read Geepondy's post. Yep... Crazy
 
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The_LED_Museum said:
Noctilucent clouds, a fairly uncommon and poorly-understood phenomena, were over Sacramento CA, USA this evening (04-02-07, ~8:20pm PDT).?
Click to expand...

You moved from Seattle to Sacramento... Must be an intesting juxtaposition in climate and setting.
 
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Sweet sight to behold from what I hear. Myself I've never been fortunate enough to catch them. I'll find some someday though I hope.
 
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