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Optical Effects
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- Wegener arc
A vivid corona is spotted when the sun shines through a thin cloud and a bluish-white disc of light with a ruddy outer edge is on display, often surrounded by rings of iridescent colours. This classic example was seen by Cassie Eismann near Fort Scott, Kansas, US.
Cavum (Fallstreak Hole) spotted over Lynchburg, Virginia, US
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Cirrocumulus spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US.
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Lacunosus over Kapunda, just north of Adelaide, Australia.
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Cirrocumulus over Woodford Halse, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.
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Cirrocumulus clouds over Sydney, Australia.
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A sunset over North Norfolk, UK.
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A sky full of classic Cirrocumulus, with a hint of coronal colour, over Erbil City, Iraqi Kurdistan.
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A sky full of holes over Hampshire, UK.
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A classic example of Cirrocumulus lacunosus over North Norfolk, UK.
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A lenticularis over the Liffey in Dublin, Ireland.
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Fallstreak holes over Newport (northern Sydney), NSW, Australia.
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The clouds jet and radiate towards the horizon over Perthshire, Scotland.
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A host of lenticularis over Ullswater, the Lake District, UK.
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A classic example of Cirrocumulus over Lynchburg, Virginia, US.
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A cloud mass over Curtin, Canberra, Australia.
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