{"product_id":"quicksilver-clouds","title":"Quicksilver Clouds","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e“…Generally a northern latitude summertime phenomena, noctilucent clouds (NLC) are the highest of the exotic clouds known to mankind and exist at the 82 kilometer layer of space.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey cannot be seen when the sun is up, the sun must lie below the horizon between 6 and 16 degrees to illuminate them.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e‘Noctilucent’ literally means “lit at night”.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe specific makeup of these clouds is not known.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTheory has it that they are made up of ice covered meteoric dust particles.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFirst described in sky observations after the cataclysmic eruption of Krakatau Volcano in Indonesia in August of 1883, noctilucent clouds have since been specifically observed across the higher northern latitudes of earth.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn this tranquil scene south of Denali State Park, the Alaska Range peaks of Foraker, Hunter \u0026amp; Denali loom in the mist as a massive display of noctilucent clouds graces the northern skies like waves in an atmospheric ocean.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShredded by winds of between 300–400 knots, these shapes are in constant flux and may cover entire continents in a single display...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alaska Collection ™\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Parkhurst","offers":[{"title":"8x12","offer_id":48043066458337,"sku":"quicksilver-clouds-8x12","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x16","offer_id":48266827333857,"sku":"quicksilver-clouds-11x16","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18","offer_id":48266827366625,"sku":"quicksilver-clouds-12x18","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/3691\/7473\/files\/quicksilver-clouds.jpg?v=1776141858","url":"https:\/\/thealaskacollection.com\/products\/quicksilver-clouds","provider":"The Alaska Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}