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A classic example of altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, spotted over Picinisco, Lazio, Italy
An abundance of cumulus clouds over the Muromi River, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A colorful sky filled with altocumulus at sunset over Hilton Head, South Carolina, US
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Looking west from out of a window on the 16th floor, Gregory captures this sunset from the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, US
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, as seen from above the clouds, on a flight over Fort Wayne Indiana, US
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Asperitas over Carlyss, Louisiana, US
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After three days of whiteout snow and wind, Darren shared that this was the view from the top of the chair lift, with a classic example of an altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Flaine, France.
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A lower level altocumulus lenticularis came to rest at sunset over what Patricia conveyed was a cemetery on a hill across the river from the city. This cemetery remains on the hill, with its origin stemming from the Jewish community that was expelled from the city in 1492, in Segovia, Spain.
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Hoar frost is a type of feathery frost that forms as a result of specific climatic conditions. It refers to the old age appearance of the frost and the way the ice crystals form that make it look like white hair or a beard. This scenario formed in the midst of ice and fog near Charlo, Montana, US.
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus near Brighton, Colorado, US
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A unique perspective of a 22-degree halo, with a bee-fly visiting a poppy in the foreground, near Selma, Oregon, US
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Undulatus with indications of altocumulus lenticularis spotted near Zermatt, Switzerland
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, which is also known via the French term, 'pile d'assiettes', for a 'stack of plates'. This classic example was spotted over Lake Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, US.
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An ephemeral glimpse of supercilium, an unofficial classification for a short-lived cloud formation that resembles eyebrow-like features, spotted over the mountains on a cold and windy day in Montevergine, Mercogliano, Italy
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A vibrant sunset following an earlier thunderstorm near Brisbane, Australia
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Altocumulus undulatus at sunrise as viewed from west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, looking east, near Fort Collins, Colorado, US
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