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A high formation of Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known more poetically as ‘a mackerel sky’. Spotted over Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Altocumulus cloudlets lined up into rows, known as undulatus, spotted over East Tisted, Hampshire, England.
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Altocumulus with the pattern of holes, know as lacunosus, over Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand.
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Altocumulus spotted over Sanxia District, Taiwan.
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Altocumulus clouds with a hole that looks to be a cavum, or fallstreak hole.
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A sunrise over Whiteface Mountain, Adirondack Mountains, New York, US.
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Altocumulus clouds spreading across the sky over Lafayette Park in San Francisco, US.
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A sunrise over Rimrock, Arizona, US.
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A fallstreak hole over Momi Bay, Fiji.
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Clouds in reflective mood over Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland, Washington State, US.
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A sunrise over Jesi, Marche, Italy.
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Altocumulus over Sanxia District, Taiwan.
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A Sunset over Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, China.
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A Mackerel sky over Wantage in Oxfordshire, England.
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Altocumulus stratiformis over Mount Montevergine, Italy.
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A sunset over Almada, Portugal.
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