[Hans Stocker]

That’s a nice puzzle Robert you offer us. I give it try for what it’s worth. Lenticular clouds must be regular visitors at the lee side of a mountain where they develop in the crests of the waves of air. Sometimes a bit irregular shaped like the ones you spotted. I understand your thoughts about pileus, but do you know about a pile d’assiettes (a stack of plates). Here is a nice explanation how they form: Pile d’assiettes. In your case there are these tiny thin plates above another thick one. I suppose it must have been for a dessert.

[Hans Stocker]

Wow all great pictures above! A parhelic, iridescence, a rainbow, a sundog and then this night sky by Robert. Welcome here. Your small lenticular cloud really looks to come from outer space. I love it. The sky is eyeing us according to Keelin, but do others eye us too?

A Sundog’s Tail

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks Michael and Keelin. A lot of amazing B&W’s above. Beyond Recognition is very funny, Keelin. And #3232 is a great sculpture of waterdroplets Michael. I like your wavy ones (#226 and #228) also very much. Great vista in Big Fella, Ruth. Is that the place where the crescent moon watches?

Passers-by

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks for sharing this one here Dave. A wonderful wavy cloudscape. I wondered whether this kind of undulatus will be seen as undulatus from the ground. The layer of clouds seems to cover the sky, so I suppose the undulatus will not be seen from below. What do you think?

[Hans Stocker]

thanks Ruth. Streaking the Sky shows young and old ones all together. Nice view on the mountain range btw.

Another B&W with good old CVI.

In The Slipstream

[Hans Stocker]

Ruth your Ocean Color is intriguing with the tender patch of pinks in a mostly grey seascape. Love it as  “Reaching back to an early winter morning.”. Great gloomy atmosphere with the dark trees and the contrasting rays of light.

Michael I simply can’t mention all your marvelous compositions, but #1346 is a very special one.

Keelin, you always surprise me and now it is with Nest Egg. Great composition and atmosphere. I had to shed a tear for poor old Icarus btw.

Gentle Fanning

[Hans Stocker]

I agree with Michael that your Mamma Fun is like science fiction Ruth. Love it.

Great gentle movements in Arizona #225, Michael. Must be a coincidence but the swirly movements resonate in Toupee, by Keelin. Someone must be desperate.

Predation

 

[Hans Stocker]

Keelin, you made me laugh several times. First with the hilarious Dragon in Heated Conversation with Tinker Bell and then with Blue Crane Blowing a Bubble. It sure is a strange menagerie high up. Love it. And I also have to mention an older post with a Wooly Friend of Billy In A High Wind. I hope to see Billy himself pop up once again. He may hide but he can’t escape our pareidolic eyes.

And welcome Ayaan in this playful thread. You make a  great entrance with your Whale.

I don’t remember having used already a different version of next one in the B&W thread, but here it is…

Holy Cow

 

[Hans Stocker]

Keelin, what a great Canine in a Cavum. Very clever title also. Quite a rare occasion to spot a sundog in the streaks of a fallstreak hole. I also love Sun Splash being a stray guest in this thread. 😊 Fetch shows a different stray fellow chasing a fiery ball. Very funny.

Love your Moon Burn Ruth. Great composition and play with light. And there is a tasty Spumoni to finish with.

So sad, twindogs will never be able to play together….

 

[Hans Stocker]

Hello Ayaan,

Good question, but not that easy to answer. My first impulse is to say no, it is not altostratus. Usually altostratus is more featureless and looks like a veil without distinct cloud structure. But then what is it? Your image might show a layer of stratocumulus. That is a species that is much lower than stratocumulus. Difficult to judge from just one picture, but maybe your memory of the situation might clear this up? I hope this helps.

Btw: in the main menu of the CAS site (above) you find the entry Resources. Click on it and find the sub-entry ‘Cloud Library’. Going there you will find lots of examples of all the main cloud species, varieties and others together with most optical phenomena. This is a great source to check any spotting you are not sure of.

Hans

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks Ruth. That’s a surprising corona in your Back Out At Night.

Walking The Sundog

[Hans Stocker]

Welcome Mark, you spotted a beautiful cloudscape with nice red colors at the horizon. Like Ruth I like the bird that hovers above the scenery. I know she also likes to spot birds in a cloudy environment. I know this is not a bird watching site but do you know what bird it was?

Great Evening Delight Ruth. Just the last glimpse of the sun.

Here’s a sunset without birds.

[Hans Stocker]

Hello Ronna,

I don’t want to disappoint you, but I don’t see a fallstreak hole. I see a cirrus filled sky. A typical fallstreak hole shows a hole in a cloud layer and virga falling out of the hole ( so to speak). Did you already know about the Cloud Library (click on resources in the main menu of the CAS site). Here are some marvelous examples on fallstreak holes: cavum. I hope you like it.

A fallstreak hole can be seen in cirrocumulus but thta’s a rare one. Usually it appears in a layer of altocumulus. Where there are planes you can often spot fallstreak holes.

Hans

[Hans Stocker]

Plain And Simple shows a very elegant swirl. Love it.

Let’s take a look at that burning trail.

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks for starting this new volume with such a great cirrus show, Michael.

Soft Clouds

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