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Silvery clouds in the sky over the city were photographed by Voronezh residents

Added	Fri, 28/10/2022
Источники	earth-chronicles.ru
Дата публикации	Fri, 28/10/2022
Версии	Cloud (natural and man-made)

The pictures were published in the group "My and your Voronezh" in the social network "VKontakte".

Astronomers said that silvery clouds belong to a group of rare astronomical phenomena. They form at altitudes from 70 to 95 km in the upper atmosphere.

At the same time low temperatures and high humidity microscopic dust particles are transformed into tiny pieces of ice. This gives the clouds a silvery glow.