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An "X" marks the spot between these two contrails, spotted over Taipei, Taiwan
Contrails and its remnants high in the sky over Taiwan
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Circumhorizon Arc spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US
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Contrails intersecting with cirrus fibratus, which could be the remnants of contrails themselves, spotted over Taiwan
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A swirl of cirrus over Northwest Iran
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Undulatus that looks like stripes in the sky, spotted over Southern Vermont, US
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Sun Dog (Parhelion) spotted over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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Vibrant cirrus cloud formations that remind Modestino of burning flames, spotted over the National Park of Abruzzo, Barrea, Italy
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Cirrus fibratus that is also bringing forth a couple of shadows between differing levels in the troposphere, spotted over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A photograph that looks like a painting of the sky, near Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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A mixed sky that Janis described as a "party in the sky", spotted above Shingle Springs, California, US
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Cirrus spissatus over Oakland, California, US
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A cirrus cloud formation that appears to have originated from contrails/homogenitus, spotted over Ontario, California, US
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Circumzenithal Arc over Sturminster Newton, England
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Cirrus cloud formation that Greg views as a reclining Viking looking through a telescope, spotted over Nelson, New Zealand
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Cumulus with cirrus fibratus towards the horizon, spotted over North Devon, England
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