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Asperitas over Auteuil, France
Mamma (Mammatus) at the tail end of a not particularly strong storm system, as Paolo reports, spotted over Sumirago, Varese, Italy
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Cumulus congestus over El Paso, Texas, US
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Taken by John's friend, Brown Little, this photograph captures a classic example of Mamma (Mammatus) over Princeton, New Jersey, US
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A strong storm system over Hebron, Connecticut, US
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Storm system over Canutillo, Texas, US
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Pannus, often referred to as scud, populate the horizon as a storm system moves over southwest Wyoming, US
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Cumulus congestus building into a storm at the outset of the monsoon season near Silver City, New Mexico, US
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Fallstreak hole, also known as a cavum, seen when looking east from Westgate, Kent, England
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Cirrus over Speer, United States
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Circumzenithal Arc over Buzancy, France
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Mamma (Mammatus) over Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, US
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Ruth's friend, Tony French, captured this developing Cumulonimbus over Montferrer in Pyrenees-Orientales, France
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Per Helen's description, after a winter storm over the mountains on the southern border of the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Australia.
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Mamma (Mammatus) during sunset over Pitman, New Jersey, US
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Crepuscular rays and shadows emanating from the west, as viewed from eastern Long Island, New York, US
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