Rare Polar Stratospheric Cloud Formation

Polar Stratospheric Clouds, also known as Nacreous Clouds, are cloud formations that form in the lower stratosphere over polar regions when the sun is just below the horizon. The clouds are illuminated from below and often glow in vivid colours.

I don't live in the Polar regions and one morning in the winter I was treated to this sight. I have never seen it before and at the time thought it was quite interesting.. So I snapped a pic while eating my cornflakes and quickly uploaded it to the computer. Little did I realise it was a big deal. Every one was talking about it online, so I posted my shot as well. It turns out it was a very rare sight that is normally reserved for the polar winter .. in the polar region. The air has to hit -78℃ which it rarely does where I live.

However, on this occasion it did, and it was awesome.