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Altocumulus undulatus spotted by Haruko's friend, Janet, over Vinalhaven Island, off the coast of Maine, US
Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus in a shape that looks like a 'tornado', spotted looking southwest from Salem, Oregon, US
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Undulatus in various forms, reminding Holly of an apt quote by Keith Wynn; 'I love that no two cloud formations, since time began, have ever been the same. Each moment in time has created its own unique fingerprint.' This unique representation was spotted over Longmont, Colorado, US.
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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Stratocumulus lenticularis spotted over Taipei, Taiwan
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunrise over the Flatirons, south of Boulder, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over L'Estartit, Catalonia, Spain
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Stratocumulus lenticularis at sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted at sunset while looking west over the Spring Mountains, near Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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Gale force winds accompanied by a cap cloud, which is a form of pileus, characterized by a smooth, almost lenticular-like appearance on top of a cumuliform tower and/or an isolated mountain peak, as seen here over the Faroe Islands.
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Altocumulus lenticularis at sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunset over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Signs of supercilum and altocumulus lenticularis over Gareloch, Scotland
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A matching of the sky and landscape, near Seligman, Arizona, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis with iridescence, spotted over Paso Robles, California, US
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