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A corona over Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain.
Classic UFO-like Altocumulus lenticularis over Catlar, France.
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Wolf Creek, Montana
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Cumulus congestus hovering near a field of play, over Brisbane, Australia
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Cumulus over Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands
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Feather floating over Ryazan, Russia
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Sun Pillar over Valby, Denmark
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View from atop Mt. Pisgah overlooking the Willamette Valley, Oregon, US
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A majestic Cumulonimbus near Vermontville, New York, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) over Oostende, Belgium
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Cirrus fibratus that also yielded a cirrus formation that looked like two "lightning bolts" high in the troposphere, above Coos Bay, Oregon, US.
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Stratocumulus over Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
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Cirrocumulus that Paul describes as a bird in flight with wings fully extended, over Santa Barbara, California, US.
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Nimbostratus over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Lakewood, Washington, US
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