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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 23 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

My grandma saw these one time and cherished her photos and memory of it for years

I was lucky enough to see these a couple years ago, it was very very cool to see in person!

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 17 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Never seen clouds like these. Reminded me of Starry Night at first haha.

Are they only in certain regions?

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

They’re pretty rare, I’ve only seen them one time, and my grandma in northern Ontario only ever saw them once in her 80+ years.

It was such an event in her town that everyone went out to the street to see. When I saw them I also went into the street to take it in, but I didn’t see anyone else enjoying it

Apparently they’re more common in the US plain states (not sure what they include)

Saw them often when I lived in Oklahoma

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