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Remnants of what appears to be a contrail, shaped by the upper level winds over the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean with the contrails of a SpaceX rocket and its boosters spotted near Manhattan Beach, California, US
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A large fish swooping to eat a tree, spotted in the clouds above Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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A contrail winding through the sky over Carver, Minnesota, US
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Cirrus vertebratus spotted over Dallas, Texas, US
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Contrails at sunset over Samora Correia, Portugal
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The shadow of a contrail, as a result of the low lying sun, spotted upon the higher Cirrostratus layer with an accompanying 22-degree halo over Napa, California, US
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A mosaic of clouds during sunset over Taylor, Texas, US
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Contrails headed in the direction of the horizon, during sunrise over Silver City, New Mexico, US
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A vivid corona spotted over the National Cathedral, Washington D.C., US
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Sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A contrail and a distrail, along with signs of a fallstreak hole (cavum), spotted over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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A contrail spotted shortly before sunrise over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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Sunset over Marizon, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A contrail that Michael described as needing a bit of a jumping, leaping start, spotted shortly after sunrise over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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A magnetic sunrise over Oakland, California, US
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