Generations of partygoers have been sharing their memories of one of Britain's longest-running nightclubs as it prepares to be demolished.
21.12.2023 - 11:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The drab grey Greater Manchester skies were lit up with awesome colour today as rare 'mother of pearl' clouds were spotted across the region.
The dazzling formations produced shimming rainbow colours - and readers have been quick to share images they captured with the Manchester Evening News.
The stunning phenomenon follows a moon halo, also called a lunar halo, being spotted in the skies in November.
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According to the Met Office, Thursday's 'nacreous' clouds form in the lower stratosphere, usually over polar regions ,when the Sun is just below the horizon. The clouds are illuminated from below and often glow in vivid colours.
In old English, the word 'nacre' means 'mother of pearl'.
But there's a downside, sadly, as the appearance of the clouds is often linked to the onset of very cold temperatures.
The M.E.N. has been sent images of the rainbow clouds from central Manchester, Trafford and Stockport as they were visible this morning across Greater Manchester.
The Met Office says: "Nacreous clouds are rare and very high clouds, known mainly for the coloured light they reflect after sunset and before sunrise. The colours are reminiscent of the colours which reflect from a thin layer of oil on top of water, an effect known as iridescence.
"The ice particles that form nacreous clouds are much smaller than those that form more common clouds. These smaller particles scatter light in a different way, which is what creates the distinctive luminescent appearance.
"Due to their high altitude and the curvature of the
Generations of partygoers have been sharing their memories of one of Britain's longest-running nightclubs as it prepares to be demolished.
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