Noctilucent Clouds And The Pleiades 17/07/21

[Les Ewan]

Taken this morning at 02:02BST. The camera was a undriven Nikon 3200 DSLR 15sec ex 400ISO.

[MKHACHFE]

Very cool capture, but in my opinion, the iridescent quality of noctilucent clouds has been lost. 

Did you capture in RAW format? If so, then there should be a lot of scope for adjusting the image. Also, don't be afraid to blend/comp two or more layers to achieve an image. So you could (for example) apply a dark gradient to the sky above the clouds to get a bit more contrast. 

Im jealous you got to see them. I've been looking for 30 years and have not caught them yet.

Cheers