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A cloud formation that appears to spell 'love', spotted during sunset while driving north to Perth, Western Australia, Australia
A face within the Cumulus congestus, spotted over Alexandria, Virginia, US
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Cumulus fractus in the shape of a butterfly, spotted over Hohenfelde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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A creature in the sky over Greenfield, California, US
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A 'whale' spotted in the sky over Easthampton, Massachusetts, US
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A 'fish' swimming through the sky over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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A feather in the sky, spotted over Gympie, Queensland, Australia
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A cloud 'stick figure' falling through the sky, spotted over Torquay, Devon, England
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A whale in the sky, spotted over Fort Myers Beach, Florida, US
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Cumulus that looked like a frog leaping across the sky, spotted over Atagohama Central Park, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A 'falcon' spotted over Tasmania, Australia
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Cumulus clouds that take on the look of T-Rex playing with the setting sun, spotted over Canberra, Australia
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Remnants of a late afternoon pillow fight, as Steven describes, spotted over Denver, Colorado, US
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An image of a swan spotted in the clouds above Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A face in the clouds coming close to swallowing the moon, spotted over Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Cumulus fractus that took on the look of a palm tree, spotted over Southern Alberta, Canada
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