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For the past two years, Sharon, in her own words, had been chasing a photo of The Dickinson Homestead with just the right cirrus clouds above - delicate, feathered, sky-scrawled wisps that might echo Emily Dickinson’s most beloved metaphor. And it finally happened. As a reminder, this is the first stanza of her famous poem: “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - Cirrus spotted over The Dickinson Homestead, Amherst, Massachusetts, US
A grand display of cirrus, along with a quote provided by Anthony, referencing Mark Twain from "Roughing It" (1872), which is as follows: “The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? It is the same the angels breathe.” This view was seen from Old Yeavering in Northumberland National Park, near Wooler, England.
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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.
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Cirrus uncinus over the Adriatic Sea, near San Cataldo, Lecce, Italy
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Lacunosus, a short-lived cloud formation, was spotted over North Devon, England
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Distrail spotted over Washington D.C., US
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Cirrus clouds amidst the blue sky over Isle of Harris, Scotland
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A classic and vivid example of cirrus uncinus over Somerset, England
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Cirrus spissatus spotted over Oahu, Hawaii, US
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicates with cumulus fractus in the foreground, spotted over Patagonia, Argentina
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Cirrus uncinus on grand display near San Luis Obispo, California, US
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted by Moriah's 11-year-od brother, Anthony, who captured this image near Antelope Valley, California, US
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Cavum (Fallstreak Hole) spotted over Lynchburg, Virginia, US
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A grand display of virga, following a day that Martha described as being filled with cirrus uncinus, spotted over Asheville, North Carolina, US
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Cirrus spissatus, which is a thick cirrus cloud, is often accompanied by other species of cirrus clouds within close proximation. These clouds can be formed by a conglomerate of cirrus clouds at high altitudes, and separate from that origin, they can also form from the remnants of a dissipating thunderstorm that once had a fibrous top. This example of cirrus spissatus was spotted over Thumrait, Southern Oman, near the Yemeni border.
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