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Today's Cloud-a-Day
Thursday 18th August 2022
George Preoteasa (Member 41,445) spotted a carrot in the skies above West Texas, US, and more impressively, he managed to photograph it. This is an example of a sprite, a form of transient luminous event (TLE) that lasts a fraction of a se…
Cloud of the Month
August 2022
Cloud Appreciation Day
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2022
Join our worldwide event on Cloud Appreciation Day, 2022, when we will be launching a ‘Memory Cloud Atlas’ onto which anyone anywhere will be able to post an image of their sky, locate themselves on a map, and share with the world how they feel about the sky and the clouds...
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Our free Cloud-a-Day app is the perfect way to start your journey to becoming an expert cloudspotter. It has a library of descriptions and reference images for 58 different clouds and optical effects and it uses the power of AI to help you identify the clouds you spot. Members can also view the Cloud-a-Day in the app that they get as part of their subscription.
Join us on a Sky Holiday
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime expedition to see the Northern Lights from the wild beauty of Northwest Canada.
Get the Book
A Cloud A Day is our beautifully illustrated book containing 365 skies selected by the Cloud Appreciation Society. It includes photographs by our members from around the world of stunning and fascinating formations, as well as examples of clouds depicted by great artists and even formations in Space, such as interstellar clouds and those on other planets. This is the ultimate dip-in-and-out book for sky lovers. Each image is accompanied by an enlightening explanation, a revealing snippet of cloud science, a surprising story or an uplifting quotation. Each entry will teach you about the sky in a fun and uplifting way.
A Survival Kit for the Imagination
Our downloadable lesson plans and resources for schools and homeschools teaching about the sky.
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Blowin’ in the Wind – Boston Globe
Surreal Cloudscape Series
