by APOD Robot » Tue Nov 19, 2024 5:06 am
Undulatus Clouds over Las Campanas Observatory
Explanation: What's happening with these clouds? While it may seem that these
long and thin clouds are pointing toward the top of a hill, and that maybe a
world-famous observatory is located there, only part of that is true. In terms of
clouds, the formation is a chance superposition of impressively
periodic undulating air currents in
Earth's lower atmosphere.
Undulatus, a type of
Asperitas cloud, form at the peaks where the air is cool enough to
cause the condensation of opaque water droplets. The
wide-angle nature of the panorama creates the illusion that the clouds converge over the hill. In terms of land, there really is a world-famous observatory at the top of that peak: the
Carnegie Science's
Las Campanas Observatory in the
Atacama Desert of
Chile. The two telescope
domes visible are the 6.5-meter
Magellan Telescopes. The featured coincidental vista was a
surprise but was captured by the phone of a quick-thinking photographer in late September.
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