* Noctilucent * by NekhbetSun

2D • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Oct 30, 2008

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Mornin' All *S* Heard this word (Noctilucent) on the weather report and thought it was so cool :o)....in Latin, it roughly means "night shining" and I'm applying that meaning to this pic Weather-wise, it describes a certain type of cloud. Noctilucent clouds, also known as polar mesospheric clouds, are cloud-like phenomena in the upper atmosphere, visible in a deep twilight. They are made of crystals of water ice. They are most commonly observed in the summer months at latitudes between 50° and 70° north and south of the equator. They are the highest clouds in the Earth's atmosphere, located in the mesosphere at altitudes of around 76 to 85 kilometers (47 to 53 mi). They are normally too faint to be seen, and are visible only when illuminated by sunlight from below the horizon while the lower layers of the atmosphere are in the Earth's shadow. Noctilucent clouds are not fully understood and are a recently discovered meteorological phenomenon; there is no evidence that they were observed before 1885. ~Wikipedia Thanks for all the great comments and faves and y'all have a great day ! ~ Love & Hugs ~ * Mina * Credits: www.mizz-d.deviantart.com www.prettybrush.deviantart.com

Comments (136)

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frankman

1:37PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Fantastic work!

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Panka

1:40PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Beautiful image!:)

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Mondwin

1:51PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

MAGICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissima my Dear!!!!!!!!!!!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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stevey3d

2:00PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Beautiful image Mina!

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lunchlady

2:04PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Super fantastic again, Mina! Excellent image and info!!!!

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romanceworks

2:45PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

How lovely. Has such a calming presence. CC

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ledwolorz

3:36PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Amazing work.

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emmecielle

3:43PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Very nice composition! :)

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Jollyself

3:43PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

the title fits... this is gorgeous

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magichild2

4:08PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Excellently done. I love the mood of it and the fairy...

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OrphanedSoul

4:20PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Very fantstic and one of your best works or sure!

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pixelmeister

4:26PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Awesome work!

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lior

4:41PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

A so sublime composition, as always!

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Chipka

4:51PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

WOW! WOW! WOW! All I have to say is that when I'm a bona-fide published writer, you're doing my cover art! This is superb work! I love the mood of it, and the rich textures all bathed in a wonderful sort of floating light! Fantastic. Definitely a favorite!

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3Dillusions

5:01PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

How Beautiful, well done Mina :)

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felinx

5:40PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Belle réalisation :)

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bpclarke

5:53PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

gorgeous work! Splendid mystical and magical work. Bunny

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Fidelity2

5:58PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C.

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Jay-el-Jay

6:07PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

A very good word to go along with this fine piece of work.

Realm_Of_Illusion

6:35PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

So soft and peaceful and I really like the colors, beautiful :)

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Homus_Artistic

7:07PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

This is such a magical image. Lovely. And you manage to teach me atmospheric science too!

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eekdog Online Now!

8:11PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

so gripping and beautiful Mina, she looks concerned looking to her right, swesome piece. steve

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npauling

8:27PM | Thu, 30 October 2008

Those clouds sound interesting and I love their name too. I think you have used it to great effect in your artwork here, it has a very luminous look to it. The little pussycat would be wondering if he was seeing things.

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