NLC camera Greifswald
In collaboration with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) at Kühlungsborn, the Institute of Physics operates a cloud camera on the roof of the Physics Building. The main purpose of the camera is to study Noctilucent Clouds (NLCs), i.e. optically thin ice clouds that occur during the summer months at mid and high latitudes at altitudes of about 82 km. However, the camera also operates during the day and outside the NLC season and the pictures on this webpage are updated every few minutes.
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Aurora in Greifswald
The NLC season only spans a few weeks around summer solstice. However, the NLC camera is operated the whole year to capture also other optical phenomena of the atmosphere. As a result, the camera has also captured the strong polar lights on 19 January 2026 above Greifswald, which could also be seen in large parts of Germany and many other parts of the world.