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One day there was a beautiful light to be seen in the sky with wonderful colours. It was staying there for hours while it was freezing 20 degrees below zero! This photo is not special nice but it's going over what I saw. This shot was taken on januar 2005. Have seen it this year too but not so nice as that one. These rare clouds, sometimes called mother-of-pearl clouds, are 15 - 25km (9 -16 miles) high in the stratosphere and well above tropospheric clouds. They have iridescent colours but are higher and much rarer than ordinary iridescent clouds. They are seen mostly but not exclusively in polar regions and in winter at high latitudes, Scandinavia, Alaska, Northern Canada. Lower level iridescent clouds can be seen anywhere. Nacreous clouds shine brightly in high altitude sunlight up to two hours after ground level sunset or before dawn. Their unbelievably bright iridescent colours and slow movement relative to any lower clouds make them an unmistakable and unforgettable sight.
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Dawson James 10 Jul 2012
this is a stunning shot!M Smith 13 Apr 2011
Like an angel floating in the sky!Patrícia Lopes 04 Apr 2011
So beautiful!!Heli Aarniranta 12 Apr 2010
Absolutly gourgeous shot-well presented and unique.LOVE IT!!Anonymous Guest 12 Aug 2009
Thank you, my dear Annette. Powerful. Huge sky. One bello song,one sinfonia. Wonderful. Big hug. JoséL Anderson 08 Dec 2008
Beautiful. One can imagine the music of John Serrie choreographing its movements!Art 4U 25 Sep 2008
An excellent shot... Amazing sky...Natasha Milojevic Trstenjak 23 Sep 2008
wow - like to sea that in nature. as much i know thats the solar wind who comes down to earth and that's the reaction of the atmosphere to this particles and winds - beautiful protection of life?!BILL NAGY 13 Sep 2008
Fantastic shot and wonderful description. BILLSusana Araujo 25 Aug 2008
Awesome and magic!!Linda Ebarb 16 Aug 2008
Wowww That was extremely ineresting and VERY informative,, Thank you,,, A most magnificent image and demonstration of what you described,,, Hugs LindaHedda Koenig 16 Aug 2008
Wow , breathtaking!ERIKA SONEGO 13 Aug 2008
so beautiful!!!jO ANNA jARVIS 13 Aug 2008
Excellent..Looks as if someone took a paint brush and streaked the sky...Beautiful!Nelu Opris 13 Aug 2008
Great! Nature is wonderful!John McCracken 31 Jul 2008
I wish I was There. Once again...Stunning!!Sheila Dixon 10 Jul 2008
Great shot. The colors are beautiful.Anonymous Guest 08 Jul 2008
Hello annette, woow , this picture is realy speciale , you are very lucky , at the right time and right moment to make this picture. Great compostitie and colours. greetings jettie.Jona Polo-Ramirez 03 Jul 2008
Wow! This is breathtaking. Wonderful photo. JonaRowana Foster 27 Jun 2008
Great shot!Andrew Stuart 25 Jun 2008
A wonderfull shot. I've seen this once before in the North East of Scotland about 15 years ago, before I got into photography :-( I love the "face" shape and obviously the colours. thank you for sharing this.Ruth Kauffman 24 Jun 2008
Ohhhhhhhhhh MY!!! This is SPECTACULAR, Annette!!! How wonderful to be able to see it in person!! Very good capture and thank you for sharing!!! :)Mona van der Veen 24 Jun 2008
wonderful photodonald laube 16 Jun 2008
sorry it took three years to see this photo Annette.Terry Bullard 09 Jun 2008
Awesomely beautiful, can't imagine how beautiful it must have looked in person!Cristina Andrisan 27 May 2008
Incredible beauty!Thank you for information.Sigridur Bachmann 24 May 2008
Wow .!! What a incredable photo.!!! Must have been amazing moment.!!!ron sargent 11 May 2008
you have a knack for capturing the right momentMJ Mitchell 08 May 2008
absolutely beautiful!lillianhibiscus 03 May 2008
beautiful shotMichele Caporaso 09 Apr 2008
Amazing...just amazing.Wayne Hingley 24 Feb 2008
Incredible pic. I've only seen the Northern lights (as called here in Canada) once in my life.Anonymous Guest 21 Feb 2008
must be amazing to see!Maria Murphy 18 Feb 2008
wow always wanted to see that!!!stephanie atlee 11 Feb 2008
A beuatiful moment indeed...very niceDianne McGrath 10 Feb 2008
How wonderful! That's amazing. Very interesting read as well, thanks for sharing the info, too!Ronald Campbell 09 Feb 2008
Amazing! Love the setting!timmy anderson 08 Feb 2008
Verry nice the sky is so full of life and light and you got it hear thank you for shairing;)!!!Neil Higgs 21 Jan 2008
That is absolutely stunning...what a sight.John Stromme 13 Jan 2008
wow ...well namedSarah Mackie 13 Jan 2008
Let me pick my jaw up off the floor before I say...what a superb capture Annette!!!Julie Mayser 04 Jan 2008
Mystical,Magical,Marvelous! Superb capture... and thanks for the science lesson,I had never heard of tropospheric , irridescent or nacreous clouds before!Olivia Dickerson 07 Dec 2007
Beautiful, Annette!patrick hodson 06 Dec 2007
wow makes me wanna emigrate,we just don't get this type of thing in the UK,all i get is pics of rain clouds oh well,beautifull photo though,well done,really,stunning picture.Faye Facer 06 Dec 2007
Aptly named. Folks in the middle areas have not had the thrill of preceiving this phenomenon. Breathtaking to behold and appear in the northern polar regions. I do not know if the southern aurora australis experiencies these particular events. This happens seperate from the aurora borealis occurriance in the northern atmosphere. Fortunate to be in the right place at the right time. Thankyou for shariing this wonderful photo.Lisa Bell 03 Dec 2007
Beautiful! I can see the dancer!Rosie R. Carrillo 30 Nov 2007
What a moment. Beautiful!Michele Donahue 27 Nov 2007
Wow! I didn't even know these types of clouds existed. Beautiful shot.judit dora 27 Nov 2007
beautiful!!!!!!, JuditBetty Mercey 25 Nov 2007
wow almost unreal!Hassan Pasha 22 Nov 2007
that is aurora .. i think you can view aurora in Norway, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PHOTO EVERDevon Wilson 20 Nov 2007
ooh... I bet you got goose bumps watching it, what a beautiful sight... I Miss the Mountains so...Karie Goffic 08 Nov 2007
wonderful capture, beautiful sky!Cindy Yeager 08 Nov 2007
That's beautiful, nice captureNicole Phung 04 Nov 2007
This is simply beautiful!!!!Gerard Johnson II 23 Oct 2007
Wow! Just Beautiful!Bill Morgenstern 18 Oct 2007
A superb image made very special by the strong composition and gentle, subdued colors. Love it!!Federica Bentivoglio 16 Oct 2007
wonderful shot! It was very difficult to capture a phenomenon as this one!Wes Blanton 14 Oct 2007
WOW!! Outstanding shot.gerry logan 14 Oct 2007
OMG how grand is this I have never seen this before I have seen the northern lights when I went to see my brother years and I do mean years ago but have never seen this before what a fantastic capture and thanks for sharing it with all at AW your story is fantastic to thanks for the infoSteven Watson 05 Oct 2007
O wow! Very beautiful phenomenon and superb artistic capture of it. Beautifully framed by the silhoutted foreground. Magic!Jeanie Chadwick 04 Oct 2007
how magnificent!virginia mcgowan 03 Oct 2007
OOOOOOOO wonderful I have never seen this sort of thing--living down under!! in the tropics!Dan Mills 02 Oct 2007
Out of this world! I used to live in Alaska and saw the northern lights many times but this is something completely different. Amazing shot, Annette.Gordon Christie 01 Oct 2007
I missed this but it's fabulous.Anita Thompson 23 Sep 2007
God's incredilous beauty on film....wonderful capture, Annette! I have never had the pleasure to see such awesome nacreous clouds before...Blue Doll 21 Sep 2007
wow..... amazingNamita Kulkarni 19 Sep 2007
Beautiful capture ! looks like a figure skaterhenry oswaldsson 17 Sep 2007
Very fine capture, Annette; abstracted from Nature, now permanently exhibited! Best, HenryO.Robert, R. Ferguson 12 Sep 2007
Perfection achieved here. Congratulations, much admiration. BobGary Glass 04 Sep 2007
Nicely captured images of the lights. Darkened foreground really helps to showcase the lights.. nicely done AnnetteAnonymous Guest 03 Sep 2007
very relaxing.good shot.Allanna . 31 Aug 2007
Great shot!! I wish i could have seen it! I wish!Gwen Lewis 29 Aug 2007
I find this quite fascinating! It reminds me of a time delay photo I once saw of an ice- skater [starting from - I suppose - a kind of curtsey] to go into a spin. :) Gwen.Tara Corbett 27 Aug 2007
Awesome opportunity to view such a sight. I think it is an excellent photo.Anonymous Guest 25 Aug 2007
Lijkt me ontzettend mooi Annette om dit te zien. Hoop dat zelf eens mee te maken! mooie fot hoor. liefs annieBabette 18 Aug 2007
I saw the Aurora Borealis when I was a little girl. I had no idea what it was, and was very scared! I thought aliens were coming. Silly, I know. ;) Excellent photo. I love the trees as well.Vivianne Couture 17 Aug 2007
Very nice shot!Anonymous Guest 14 Aug 2007
how mystic and wonderful our universe can be! very nice!Bruce Black 14 Aug 2007
Great mystery and composition in this work!Anonymous Guest 12 Aug 2007
I like it... I can see a running rabbit.I must cut down on the whiskyAlex Preiss 11 Aug 2007
Its a nice photo even the image is not close to what was there.Renata Cavanaugh 11 Aug 2007
Awesome capture AnnetteChris Roukema 11 Aug 2007
Aurora Borealis, The icy sky at night, Paddles cut the Water, In a long and Hurried flight. Most Excellent, Annette!!!! Words from Neil Youngs, Pocahantas, Rust Never Sleeps.Bailey Hopper 10 Aug 2007
Wow, yeah is it the aurora borealis? Are you in Alaska? It's very cool =)Janet Gioffre Harrington 10 Aug 2007
aurora borealis? This is an absolutely MAGNIFICENT photo!!Margaret Platt 09 Aug 2007
Terrific name for this, How lucky you are to have this marvel to see! great capture, Annette!Anonymous Guest 09 Aug 2007
wat moet dat toch prachtig zijn om te zien Annette. mooie site! x van ons yvonne en wimDenny Gholson 09 Aug 2007
Skydancer Beauty Annette ! Great Shot !Elf Evans 09 Aug 2007
Hello Annette this image is quite special...keep 'em commin, my friend!cathy sharpe 09 Aug 2007
Beatifull Annette, I dont know where you are either, but here in Scotland when its real cold, we call this the Northern Lights, fabulous capture!Redjaine 08 Aug 2007
amazing annette ... the foreground so compliments the dancer!!!Charles Jones 08 Aug 2007
Nature outdoes us every time, doesn't she, Annette? A great picture by anyone's definition.Sara Deutsch 08 Aug 2007
Perfect name...some would call it an angel...Cynthia Adams 08 Aug 2007
Absolutely stunning work Annette..the colours are beautiful.Well done.mel taylor 08 Aug 2007
Beautiful shot, Annette! melAnne Vis 08 Aug 2007
Amazing capture, Annette!linda duffy 08 Aug 2007
well annette this image was worth logging in 4 beautiful capture xxxxxxxxxxxxxxJoke Schotting 08 Aug 2007
Great capture and effects Annette!!!Katerina Koukiotis 08 Aug 2007
so beautiful awesome capture!!Shon Watkins 08 Aug 2007
Very nice picture, looks like a dove to in a wayWilliam Boyer 08 Aug 2007
wow what a capturethea walstra 08 Aug 2007
Very well captured amazing light. Beautiful work AnnetteNikolay Semyonov 08 Aug 2007
amazing moment captured, Annette. top grade!Gabrielle Stahlie 08 Aug 2007
Wat een prachtige lucht. Parelmoerkleurig! Het moet fantastisch zijn zo'n ervaring mee te maken.Jerry 07 Aug 2007
Very powerful and refreshing landscape!KC CHANG 07 Aug 2007
STUNNING EFFECT!Anneke Hut 07 Aug 2007
I like your title very much, it's just what you mention, almost a firedancer. Very beautiful photo, Annette!Karen Cash 07 Aug 2007
stunning shot Annette!Brenda Loveless 07 Aug 2007
agree with Robin on all accounts...this is phenomenal, Annette; thanks for sharing it!!!Robin Brown 07 Aug 2007
I suspect Jamie Winter has been painting in the sky Annette & you were kind enough to take a stunning photograph so we could all enjoy it. Magnificent imageCindy Luke 07 Aug 2007
How fascinating, great photosandra carmo 07 Aug 2007
wow amazing! :)Alexandra Dvinitninova 07 Aug 2007
Natures paintings.cynthia berridge 07 Aug 2007
stunning shotmerle cruser 06 Aug 2007
Like an angel in flight. wonderful capture!armi capalaran 06 Aug 2007
the mysterious beyond! beautiful!Sandra Beraha 06 Aug 2007
I love the darkness of the foreground, so mysterious, as if it was telling the sky its secrets. And the sky dances with the confidences being made from Earth To Sky.Amanda Tucker 06 Aug 2007
this is a very neat shotCarliss Mora 06 Aug 2007
As some have already mentioned, I saw it right away, it has the sweeping grace of an iceskater, and actually I see beauty of both the figure skater in one perspective, and the determined posture of a racer on ice. One arm flug back, the other forward, and low to the ice. Great work, Annette!!Bessiemae Coola 06 Aug 2007
An awe inspiring capture, Annette!Sandy Jensen 06 Aug 2007
awesome! i hope to experience the northern lights myself one day!Stanley Layman 06 Aug 2007
Northern lights are said to affect radio signals. Great contrasts!Gerald Dextraze 06 Aug 2007
northern lights can move and be so spectacular! Bravo! this one is beautiful!Johnnie Jumper III 06 Aug 2007
nice work annetteAnn Fawssett-Atkin 06 Aug 2007
Wonderful to see the aurora borealis - lovely photoSteven Torrisi 06 Aug 2007
A skater on a rink of air instead of ice is what I see in this performance of the dancing lights which for Norway may be appropriate. Great shot. Hope you had a good time and memories on vacation back home.Donna Sherwood 06 Aug 2007
I saw this once and it was breathtaking. Many haven't seen the aurora borealis so it is a very special picture!jamie winter 06 Aug 2007
excellent sky scape wowJohn Swift 06 Aug 2007
Do you have any idea what causes the light? It certainly is beautiful and strange. Great photograph. I love the colors and contrast.Robin Foss 06 Aug 2007
Great shot.Nira Dabush 06 Aug 2007
splendid delicate colours found in the sky,AnnetteLior Goldenberg 06 Aug 2007
Wow, beautiful sky!Emily Reed 06 Aug 2007
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE!Visionary Imagist 06 Aug 2007
Annette: The exploding wonder that unfolds before our very eyes is the Creator's breath up in this sky. You have captured the moment of the Creator's breath. Beautiful work. Keep them coming!!Joanna Jungjohann 06 Aug 2007
this is pretty, annetteLinda Jackson 06 Aug 2007
Simply spectacular! Take care, LindaDoris B. Lambling 06 Aug 2007
gosh, this sky view lifts me up - higher and higher - great shot!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 06 Aug 2007
GORGEOUS View!!!Great Artisitic capture with the silhouettes and stunning sky!!!FANTASTIC!!:)Olga van Dijk 06 Aug 2007
EXTRAORDINARY SKY.... That's Norway I guess... Love and Light~MOI