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Remnants of what appears to be a contrail over Karema, New Zealand
Remnants of a contrail over Sedro Woolley, Washington, US
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A diamond shape in the sky, spotted over Sittingbourne, Kent, England
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Sunrise over the mountains and valley fog, near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A mirror image of the sky over Lake Savica, Zagreb, Croatia
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted by Beatrice's daughter, Ineke Vereecken, while visiting Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Sunset over the Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, Columbia, Missouri, US
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With the sun high in the sky and behind John, he spotted these contrails, one of which cast a shadow on both the clouds and distant mountains, west of Deming, New Mexico, US
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A 'dragon ship' spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US
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Homogenitus via a prior contrail, which Robin described as 'strange and beautiful', spotted over Montclair, New Jersey, US
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A colourful sunset captured by David's son, Craig West, over Callerton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Sunset over Rangeley Lake, Franklin County, Maine, US
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Cirrus vertebratus spotted over Roanoke, Virginia, US
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A distal "cutting through" a sun dog over Barmstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Sunset on a summer evening near Taylor, Texas, US
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A "whale" cloud borne out of a contrail, breeches above the trees, as spotted over Ravenna, Seattle, Washington, US
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