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Turbulence in the wave cloud formations on the eastern lee side of the Sierra Nevada, near the Owens Valley, California, US. Visit photographer’s website...
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), upon which Conrad described the experience of spotting them as being deeply in awe and grateful for this uplifting vision, during a morning hike in the Canton of Aargau Jura mountains, above Bürensteig, near Brugg, Switzerland.
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A partial rainbow near Brasstown Bald, Georgia, US
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A face in the clouds, spotted over Easton, Pennsylvania, US
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A variety of altocumulus over Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington, US
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A storm cell that kept its shape and made its way from the Bahamas over to Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Crepuscular rays shining through altocumulus perlucidus over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted by Beatrice's daughter, Ineke Vereecken, while visiting Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Crepuscular rays with early signs of fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), spotted over St-Amandsberg, Belgium
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Cirrus spissatus over the Black Forest mountainous region, near Freiburg, Germany
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Subtle signs of asperitas and lacunosus spotted over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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As Jennie went on a walk, she looked up and wondered how this beautiful feather ended up in the sky, which she spotted over Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sunset over the Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Cumulus over Ashland, Virginia, US
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A lightning strike near Zadar, Croatia
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Pileus spotted over Hunting Island, South Carolina, US
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Very beautiful and very unusual. I am having difficulty telling the clouds from the mountains. Or is it all cloud? Do I see a Labrador upper middle left.