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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted near majestic Mt. Rainier (Tahoma), Seattle, Washington, US
A unique juxtaposition of Altocumulus lenticularis and Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted on the lee side of the Rocky Mountains in Berthoud, Colorado, US
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Lunar corona spotted over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Fallstreak Hole (Cavum) spotted over Sedro Woolley, Washington, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted on the western edge of Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
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22-degree halo spotted near Birling Gap, Seven Sisters, East Sussex, England
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) along with Jupiter rising to the right of the mesa, near Bluff, Utah, US
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Anti-crepuscular rays spotted looking east at sunset, over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) spotted over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted during sunrise over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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22-degree halo spotted near Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, US
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Sun pillar at sunset over Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy
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Crepuscular rays and shadows during sunset over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Horseshoe vortex spotted over Leuven, Belgium
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Italy
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A distrail, short for "dissipation trail", occurs when an aircraft passes through a cloud and it turns the water droplets in the cloud into gas or ice. This distrail is seen slicing its way through a layer of cirrostratus over Kianga, New South Wales, Australia.
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