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A contrail dissipating in a way that looks like a "chain" breaking apart, spotted over St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
Altocumulus, which in this case, reminded Lisa of a description that these were "buttermilk" clouds, because after a taste of buttermilk, the drippings down the cup looked like these clouds. This variation was spotted over San Igancio, Baja Sur, Mexico.
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A visual of what Bob views as a man's head with a big nose and a wry mouth, gazing upward into a cloud above him that resembles a heart, spotted from his backyard on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, New Zealand
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A cloud that Robyn found to be smiling down on her, spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A "bird" cloud flying amidst the cumulus over Avondale, Arizona, US
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Clouds that Jerry thought looked like ostrich feathers, spotted over Estepona, Spain
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Sunrise, upon which Laura described as looking like little rabbits in a canoe sailing up to Canada, spotted over Willits, California, US
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Signs of asperitas that Bridget said looked almost like a river in the sky, spotted over Crank, Merseyside, England
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Sunset with a rabbit in the sky, along with a dissipating storm, spotted over Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan
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A cloud motorcycle in the sky, spotted over Xinden, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Cirrus spissatus, which also took on the look of a "cyclone of clouds," spotted over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Cumulus congestus that can also be viewed as a scoop of ice cream floating in the sky, spotted over Lovingston, Virginia, US
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While waiting for the bus, Maria saw these clouds that looked like a butterfly, and then just wings, spotted over the Bronx in New York City, New York, US
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A cloud "dragon" spotted over The Villages, Florida, US
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A classic example of a spaceship looking altocumulus lenticularis, captured by Richard's wife, Andrea Gessner Friedman, spotted over the foothills of the Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Arizona, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), which Lars described as the biggest surf ever seen in Denmark, spotted over the Copenhagen airport, Denmark
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