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Is it a boat? is it a plane?, no its a Cumulonimbus incus spotted over New Mexico at 43,000 feet.
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Stratocumulus during an evening near Charlo, Montana, US
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As Junichi was riding the bus, he could see the blue sky from the window. When a bus parked right next to him, he thought that the floating clouds made an interesting composition, as seen over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan.
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A cloud motorcycle in the sky, spotted over Xinden, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Sunrise over Antelope Valley, California, US
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Sunset over Crank, St. Helens, Merseyside, England
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Altocumulus undulatus over Northwest Iran
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Altocumulus with some virga over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Contrail over Geenstraat, Belgium
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A layer of stratus that originated by way of fog along the Dorob National Park/Atlantic coast, near Cape Cross, Namibia
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A storm system over Bampton, Oxfordshire, England
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Iridescence over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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Lacunosus spotted shortly before sunset over Renton, Washington, US
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Altostratus spotted across the sky near Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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Cirrus spissatus, which also took on the look of a "cyclone of clouds," spotted over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Kites flying beneath stratocumulus over Nanliao Harbor, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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Definitely a cloud for an aircraft to avoid severe turbulence! Nice to view, but from a safe distance.
Laurence