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A Selection of Optical Effects
that are caused by clouds

Over Perth, Western Australia

iridescence

Over North Carolina, US.

corona

Angela Craggs

crepuscular rays

John Annesley

anti-crepuscular rays

Dave Newton

glory

Sitthivet Santikarn

rainbow

Stefan Binnewies and Josef Pöpsel

cloudbow

Elizabeth Williams

22-degree halo

Stuart McVity

sundogs

John Paterson

circumzenithal arc

Angela Battle

sun/moon pillar

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