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A circumzenithal arc spotted over Liverpool, UK.
Asperitas spotted over Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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22-degree halo is seen as the sunlight is refracted through the ice crystals of thin layers of high clouds, such as cirrostratus in this case. Note how it 'ceases to exist' where there are no thin layers of clouds present. This example was spotted over Lake Stevens, Washington, US.
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Iridescence over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Crepuscular rays over Khomeyni Shahr, Esfahan Province, Iran
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Mamma (Mammatus) accompanied by a thunderstorm near Brisbane, Australia
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Sunrise near Baltimore, Maryland, US
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Cumulus fractus over Dalin Village, near Sepidan City, Fars Province, Iran
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Iridescence over Taipei, Taiwan
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Stratocumulus over Panton, Jamaica
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Undulatus over Lake Stevens, Washington, US
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Crepuscular rays spotted over the green roof of a public library near Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
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A variety of altocumulus over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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A panoramic view of altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a mackerel sky, spotted over Brightstone, Isle of Wight, England
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Altocumulus lenticularis over the Adirondack Mountains, Vermontville, New York, US
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Sunset over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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