How to Use noctilucent cloud in a Sentence

noctilucent cloud

noun

• The forecast comes as noctilucent clouds are being seen in the northern hemisphere, and a comet brightens.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
• For your best chance of spotting noctilucent clouds, look toward the western sky as the brightest stars begin to emerge after sunset.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026
• The rocket and its expanding exhaust plumes are being illuminated by the sun, which may produce lingering noctilucent clouds for some viewers.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
• Yet under the right conditions, trace amounts of water vapor can freeze onto tiny particles, creating the ice crystals that make noctilucent clouds possible.
  — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
• Perversely, noctilucent clouds arrive exactly during the brightest weeks of the year, when many stargazers are complaining that there is nothing worth observing.
  — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
• The forecast comes as noctilucent clouds are being seen in the northern hemisphere, a comet brightens and two meteor showers peak — just weeks before a total solar eclipse, for which solar eclipse glasses are required.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
• This celestial event coincides with other phenomena like noctilucent clouds and meteor showers.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
• The latest displays come as the annual noctilucent cloud season reaches its peak, when summertime water vapor rises into the mesosphere and freezes onto tiny particles of meteor dust at the edge of space.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• There is growing evidence that changing upper-atmosphere conditions and increasing atmospheric moisture may be affecting how often noctilucent clouds appear and how far south they are seen.
  — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
• Skywatchers across northern Europe are reporting spectacular noctilucent cloud displays, with brilliant electric-blue formations illuminating the late-night sky.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• Unlike ordinary weather clouds, noctilucent clouds consist of tiny ice crystals that form in temperatures as low as -184 degrees Fahrenheit (-120 degrees Celsius).
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• All rights reserved Skywatchers across northern Europe are once again reporting spectacular noctilucent cloud displays, with brilliant electric-blue formations illuminating the late-night sky as one of the season's celestial highlights.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• Astronomy enthusiast Daniel Fischer also posted a view of noctilucent clouds to the social media site X, showing the rare cloud formation shining above the town of Flensburg in a livestream on May 31.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026
• When and where to look for noctilucent clouds Noctilucent clouds are most commonly spotted between mid-May and mid-August, with a peak in sightings often occurring in the summer month of July in the northern hemisphere, according to the British Astronomical Association.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026