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A display of noctilucent clouds, viewed from the flight deck of a Boeing 787 at 41,000’ over Northern Canada.
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Cumulus congestus that takes on a resemblance of someone standing in the sky, near Coulommiers, France
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A lunar halo as a part of what Paul calls "Pi and the Sky" within his annual series of "Pi Formation" photographs, spotted over Bluff, Utah, US
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A primary rainbow along with a subtle secondary rainbow over Atagohama Central Park, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Cirrus undulatus illuminated by the sun at dawn over San Martin de la Virgen de Moncayo, Zaragoza, Spain
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Sunset with a storm on the northwest horizon of the Pacific Ocean, spotted from the beach at Ocean Shores, Washington, US
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Contrail over McKee City, United States
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A vibrant sunset over Oceanside, California, US
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An image of a bird within the clouds over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A gull enjoying the spectacular view over Princess Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
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Altocumulus lenticularis over a low layer of cumulus clouds, spotted near El Paso, Texas, US
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A reflection of the sky in a canal near Leiden, Netherlands
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Iridescence over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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Sunset view looking across the northwest arm of Halifax Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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A storm system near the Waterville Plateau, a large upland area bounded on the west and north by the Columbia River and on the east by the Grand Coulee, near Waterville, Washington, US
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Lacunosus over Marion, United States
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An amazing shot, James. Don’t often get to see a sky like that so high up in the sky from an airplane at 41,000 feet and get it so accurately on what must have been a special night camera. Must have been close to the top of the troposphere and at the bottom of the stratosphere, where your were flying, where nearly all the clouds are made of ice crystals, cirrus clouds for example and the temperature is below -50 degrees. From Rebecca Hill
Thanks James for this most remarkable photo showing the famous noctilucent clouds glowing between the black sky and black earth. What a glorious shot!