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A colourful sunset reflected in the Torrens River, Adelaide, Australia
A variety of Cumulus clouds spotted over Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Watching this cloud formation move and rotate across the sky as the sun set, changing colour every minute or so, Chandra found this time looking upward over her Aunt's farm to be time well spent, near Scott Creek, South Australia, Australia.
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A developing storm spotted over Taiwan
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A classic example of a 22-degree halo spotted over Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
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Cumulus over Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Cumulus spotted over Taichung, Taiwan
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An exquisite sunset with Altocumulus lenticularis over Nubeena, Tasmania, Australia
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Horseshoe vortex spotted in the late afternoon over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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Cumulus congestus over Aries, France
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Crepuscular rays spotted in the morning hours over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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Cumulus spotted over the Pacific Ocean at sunset, near Waikalua, Hawaii, US
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Cumulus fractus spotted over Bodega Bay, California, US
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A line of Cumulus congestus spotted by Anuja's son, Aarant Sarangi, near Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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A developing storm system spotted looking south from Columbia, Missouri, US
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Cumulonimbus incus spotted over Puigcerdà, Spain
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