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A view from the flight deck of noctilucent clouds and a lightning illuminated storm system over Southern Canada.
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Virga with a subtle rainbow spotted over the Adirondack Mountains, Vermontville, New York, US
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Altocumulus and Cumulus fractus spotted over Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
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A gap in cloud cover just beyond the edge of cumulus congestus, spotted over San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over the Rockies, near Brighton, Colorado, US
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Fall Larch trees in the fog near Bigfork, Montana, US
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Marmalade colored cloud spotted in the early evening over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted over Burton on Trent, England
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Fog spotted by Alina Payne, from the Settignano Hills over the valley in Florence, Italy
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Virga spotted over Allendale, Michigan, US
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A classic example of a rare horseshoe vortex spotted over Roanoke, Virginia, US
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A layer of altocumulus above what appears to be low-lying stratus clouds formed via homogenitus, as a result of the nearby power plant and a variety of particles that act as condensation nuclei. This view overlooking Uskmouth Power Station, South Wales, is from Portishead, Somerset, England.
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A view from above the clouds, of a layered "field" of low-lying clouds, with a textured or rolling appearance, giving the indication that this is a layer of stratocumulus clouds, spotted during a flight over Albania
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Autumn view of Altocumulus stratiformis, spotted from Pinnacles Youth Park, Boone County, Missouri, US
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A blend of colours over Medford, Massachusetts, US
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Sunrise over San Leandro, California, US
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Very nice picture, Peter. The lower cumulonimbus clouds seen from the flight deck look almost like a volcanic eruption about to explode as the pressure inside them becomes greater, while the noctilucent clouds above make the night sky look a bit like it is a large, dark blue lake, moving with the wind that you can look straight down into and see plenty of reflections of the dramatic storm cloud’s activity below the surface. From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia