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Converging contrails create a matrix in the sky, spotted over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
Cirrostratus at sunset over Fancy Farm in western Kentucky, US
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Altocumulus spotted over Conwy, North Wales
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A plethora of high level clouds, with Cirrus uncinus and an intersecting contrail, spotted by David's son, Craig West, over Callerton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Cirrocumulus coupled with the remnants of contrails, spotted over Arlington, Washington, US
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Stratus spotted over Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, England
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Remnants of a contrail darting through the sky over Boca Raton, Florida, US
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A study in the different states of contrails, and as Adam highlights, it's a glimpse into the state of the upper atmosphere at different altitudes, at any given moment. This juxtaposition of at least three different contrails was spotted over Cleveland, Ohio, US.
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22-degree halo spotted over London, England
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A triangle of contrails in the sky over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Signs of a 22-degree halo spotted over Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, England
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A contrail and its shadow spotted from the ground, near Schongau, Bavaria, Germany
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Signs of a sun pillar spotted near Golden Hill Fort, Isle of Wight, England
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22-degree halo spotted over Sondershausen, Germany
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Cirrostratus homogenitus, also known as a spreading contrail, spotted over Pietracorbara, Cap Corse Peninsula, Corsica, France
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Undulatus spotted at sunset over Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
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