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As the cloud moved into the perfect position over the sun, Helen captured this fire breathing dragon near the North York Moors, England
A fish chasing the vanishing sun, spotted over Tucson, Arizona, US
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Cirrus spissatus that looks like an angel, spotted over Yeosu, South Korea
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A sky full of 'cotton wool' over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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A juxtaposition that inspired Rodney to call it a cloud and its shadow, spotted over Hampshire, England
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A face in the clouds, spotted over Easton, Pennsylvania, US
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As Jennie went on a walk, she looked up and wondered how this beautiful feather ended up in the sky, which she spotted over Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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The shape of a heart drifting beyond the barbed wire, spotted over Mercogliano, Italy
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Within this layer of stratocumulus, Eva spotted a hippopotamus over the Rocky Mountains in the East Kootenay Region, British Columbia, Canada
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A 'dragon ship' spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US
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A display of cirrus that inspired Betty to observe "an orca whale morphs into a soaring angel, above the seas where orcas are often found," spotted over Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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A clashing of the clouds, or as Andrea notes, a "cloud-head" blowing the other clouds across the sky, as seen over Freiburg, Germany
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An image in the sky that reminded Leslie of the drama on a Minnesota Lake; a Largemouth Bass just about to swallow a Sunfish that, in turn, is intent on swallowing a dragonfly. This view was captured in Waterford Township, near Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, US.
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A developing thunderstorm at sunset, upon which Edward saw a frightening monster standing, with eyes and a nose, powerful arms and fists, and a belt, spotted over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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As Rachel observed, the clouds resembled two winged creatures making away with the moon, as seen over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Fog which covered the hillside in the morning had started floating upward, looking like soft cotton candy, spotted over Santa Rosa, California, US
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