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Sun Dog (Parhelion) spotted over Peel Castle, Isle of Man, British Crown Dependency
Signs of a partial circumzenithal arc, with red on the outside and violet on the inside, spotted over Folkstone, England
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Cirrostratus over Taiwan
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22-degree halo over Harlow Common, Essex, England
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Layers of clouds over Payson, Utah, US
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Sun Dog (Parhelion) spotted over Seoul, South Korea
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Cumulus and cirrostratus spotted over Camino, California, US
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A sun dog that also takes on the shape of a feather, spotted over East Suffolk, England
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Two coy fish swimming in the center of the sky, spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Moonlight amidst some cirrostratus, spotted over Cologne, Germany
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A cloud that looks like a giant bird with a huge tail soaring over Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
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Sunrise as captured by Joan Mello Corda over Orleans, Massachusetts, US
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A mixed sky at sunset, as seen from 36,000 feet above the ground, on a flight that was traversing across southern Japan
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Cirrostratus that appears to be somewhat attributable to prior contrails, spotted over the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 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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A contrail 'intersecting' with a 22-degree halo over Galway, Ireland
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