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A vivid reflection of altocumulus over Surry, Maine, US
Cumulus congestus spotted along the horizon, near Portland, Dorset, England
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Crepuscular rays during sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, viewed from Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, near Ocean Beach, California, US
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus spotted over Mt. Batur, a volcano on the island of Bali, Indonesia
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Last light on the 'Sacred Mesa' under a monsoonal sky, as Paul highlights, wherein the formation catches the light similarly several times each year. This photograph was taken nearly a mile away, with the 'Sacred Mesa' measuring roughly 100 yards high and 400 yards wide, as seen here near Bluff, Utah, US.
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The aftermath of a storm system near Rufford, West Lancashire, England
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Lightning within a storm system that was associated with Hurricane Erin over the Atlantic Ocean, spotted near Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) that had started to collapse and change shape over Orkney, Scotland
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A reflection of the clouds shortly after sunrise over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A dissipating storm system near Hartrigg Oaks, New Earswick, York, England
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Sunset with a view of subtle crepuscular rays over Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, US
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Altocumulus over Kashan City, Esfahan, Iran
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Cumulus congestus over Tucson, Arizona, US
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A view of what appears to Jacob to be a long neck turtle with a hat, spotted over Salir, Portugal
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunset over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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