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A capricious explosion of Cirrus over Napa, California, US.
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Sunset over Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Sunset with Altocumulus perlucidus over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted in the early morning over Mission Mountain Range near Ronan, Montana, US
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A 'bird' in flight spotted over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Stratocumulus spotted over Lisboa, Portugal
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Early evening view, following rain in São Paulo City, Brazil
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Altocumulus spotted over the McDowell Mountains, Scottsdale, Arizona, US
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A rainbow with a faint secondary bow spotted over Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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A plethora of optical phenomena, inclusive of a 22-degree halo, sun dogs, an upper tangent arc, and a sun pillar that leads upwards towards signs of a faint and rare v-shaped Moilanen arc, spotted by John's friend, Natalie Tercek, at sunrise before a day of skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, US.
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A dynamic, sideways-appearing Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Fagurholsmyri, Iceland
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Remnants of contrails spotted over Tucson, Arizona, US
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Sunrise with crepuscular rays over Oakland, California, US
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Precipitation beginning to reach the ground, spotted near sunset over Westbury sub Mendip, Somerset, England
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Altocumulus spotted during the early evening over Fujian, China
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Sunset over Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall, England
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This picture of cirrus cloud looks almost like dense white smoke floating delicately in the sky and quickly being drawn together by the turbulent air currents up there. From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia
Hi Keelin
I like this one from you much. The photo draws one’s eye powerfully to the centre as if being sucked into a “black hole”, so to speak. Certainly dynamic with lots going on.
Laurence