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A vivid primary rainbow along with a subtle secondary bow, spotted shortly before sunset over Sumirago, Varese, Italy
A panoramic view of primary and secondary bows over Dartmoor, Devon, England
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Primary and secondary bows with precipitation falling in the distance, spotted near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A rainbow spotted from above the ground, near Beauvais, France
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A notable storm system accompanied by pileus, spotted from a regional train just north of Sydney, Australia
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A rainbow, created by sunlight that interacts with water droplets through the process of refraction, reflection, and dispersion, spotted over Forestville, California, US
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Lightning stretching across the sky, spotted near Bluff, Utah, US
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A low lying stratocumulus lenticularis spotted near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted at sunset over Mercogliano, Italy
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Sourton Down, Okehampton, England
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A vivid rainbow spotted over Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
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A dual lightning strike captured via a photograph with a 4-second exposure during twilight over Bluff, Utah, US
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Signs of pileus at two different levels of this multi-faceted cumulonimbus, spotted over Mesa, Arizona, US
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Notable mammatus (mamma) within a storm system over Bluff, Utah, US
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over North Gloucestershire, England
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Cumulonimbus Incus spotted to the northeast of the East Texas Regional Airport, Longview, Texas, US
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