File:Nacreous clouds Antarctica.jpg

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Tiếng Việt: Một đám mây xà cừ ở Trạm McMurdo, Nam Cực.
English: Nacreous clouds over the NASA Radome, McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This radome cover a telecommunication antenna used for space-to-ground communications support to dozens of Expendable Launch Vehicles and polar-orbiting satellites.
Español: Nubes nacaradas sobre la base McMurdo en la Antártida.
Українська: Перламутрові хмари над станцією Мак-Мердо (США), Антарктида.
Date Taken on 23 August 2009, 13:25
Source Nacreous Clouds over the NASA Radome -4-
Author Alan Light from Charlotte, USA. At Commons: Alan R Light (talk · contribs)
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Removed noise, posterization and chromatic aberrations. Applied gentle sharpening and contrast enhancement. Edits made during the FPC nomination period. Modifications made by Radomianin.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Alan R. Light at https://flickr.com/photos/57202181@N05/5273187814. It was reviewed on 11 July 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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Nacreous clouds over the NASA Radome, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

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current10:30, 13 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 10:30, 13 July 20233,648 × 2,736 (2.76 MB)RadomianinNoise, posterization, CA's removed; Gentle sharpness and contrast editing (FPC discussion)
17:42, 11 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 17:42, 11 July 20233,648 × 2,736 (1.8 MB)AristeasRe-upload of the full resolution from the same Flickr page – https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_light/5273187814/
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