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Cumulus congestus reaching its ceiling at the point of a layer of stratocumulus, spotted near Mt. Vernon, Washington, US
Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a "mackerel sky", at sunrise over Wells, Somerset, England
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A colorful display of iridescence over Mercogliano, Italy
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Stratus fractus below a layer of altocumulus clouds over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Radiatus over Alto, United States
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A particularly wavy cloud pattern that has characteristics of asperitas, spotted over Chesapeake, Virginia, US
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Cumulus over Arak, Northwest Iran
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Cumulus congestus near West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Looking over intermittent layers of stratus, with iridescence above, from near the start of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Men's Downhill, at Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid, New York, US.
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Cirrus spissatus over Khollar Village, Shiraz, Iran
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Cumulus congestus lifting upward over a layer of stratocumulus, spotted over Sainte Gemme, Indre, France
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Altocumulus with a variety of formations, including lacunosus, spotted during sunset over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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Undulatus over Horizon City, United States
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Cirrus with a few passing cumulus clouds, spotted over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A silhouette of a person in the direct line of the reflecting sun, as seen near Berkeley Waterfront, California, US
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A bit of blue sky and iridescence making its way through an otherwise dense blanket of stratocumulus clouds over Taipei City, Taiwan
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