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The flat band of rainbow hues known as a circumhorizon arc, spotted on a flight from a flight over the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Japan.
An expansive display of mixed clouds captured by Jack Macleod, near Salem, South Africa
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Chicago, Illinois, US
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Sunset on the longest day of the year, seen over the Wye Nature Reserve, Kent, England
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Evening sky on the longest day of the year, near Falls Church, Virginia, US
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Contrails interwoven like DNA, spotted over Arlington, Washington, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Northern California, US
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Cirrostratus undulatus, which Janet saw as resembling a herringbone, spotted during the evening near Tavistock, Devon, England
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Cirrostratus spotted over Northern California, US
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22-degre halo over Exeter, Devon, England
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A contrail and a distrail spotted over Wenduine, Belgium
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A soliatary "UFO-shaped" altocumulus lenticularis spotted by Craig's friend, Bernadette, over Lake Como, Italy
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Sunset along the Danube River in Europe
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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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Cirrostratus undulatus spotted over the valley near the Fraser River, Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada
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Undulatus and iridescence, with some signs of supercilium, spotted in conjunction over Canutillo, Texas, US
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