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Noctilucent Clouds over Northern Ireland

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013: Astrophotographer Declan O'Doherty sent in a photo of noctilucent clouds (NLC) taken in County Derry, N. Ireland, on the evening of June 5-6, 2013.

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