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A collection of Arcs and Halos over Salamander Bay, NSW, Australia. (The bright halo around the sun is a circumscribed halo with a fainter 22 degree halo inside it. A Parhelic circle passes through the sun. The lower and brighter halo near the horizon is a circumhorizon arc. The fainter halo curving upwards from it […]
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During the months of November - February, the East Bay of San Francisco can experience what is known as Tule Fog, which is a dense, thick radiation fog that originates in the Central Valley of California, and blows over the hills in the East Bay, from east to west. Tule fog is a regional type of valley fog, spotted here near Oakland, California, US.
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Cumulonimbus developing over Curtin, Canberra, Australia
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Altocumulus spotted over the National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
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Eyes within the clouds, spotted during sunrise near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Contrails and Cirrostratus spotted over Newtown, Connecticut, US
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Bush fire smoke becoming integrated in the wave of air that forms the Morning Glory cloud, spotted over Burketown Area, Australia
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Cumulus spotted over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Taiwan
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Mannheim, Germany
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Altocumulus over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Cumulus congestus spotted over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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A unique reflection of Altocumulus clouds over Sacramento, California, US
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A lunar halo spotted over Poelkapelle, Belgium
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted by Rachel's husband over Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted over Phillip, Canberra, Australia
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An incredible shot, Terry. It makes for some studying!
Well done for capturing this remarkable event. Thanks for the explanation, Les, as to what gives rise to this type of phenonmenon.
Laurence
Many thanks to Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics for the detailed identification.
http://atoptics.co.uk/