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Cirrus spissatus over the Alaska Range, Alaska, US
Cirrus spissatus viewed from a train traveling through Alberta, Canada
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Crepuscular rays from behind a storm, spotted over Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Cirrus over Dalin Village, Sepidan, Pars Province, Iran
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Cirrus spissatus spotted over Oahu, Hawaii, US
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Cirrus spissatus, which also took on the look of a "cyclone of clouds," spotted over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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A dissipating cumulonimbus, along with the cirrus spissatus that can originate from the upper part of such a system, spotted near Reading, England
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Cirrus spissatus over Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Virginia, US
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A "circular" representation of cirrus spissatus spotted over Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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An image of a bird within the clouds over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Cirrus spissatus formation that looks like a "funnel cloud", spotted over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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A varied and mixed sky over Sacramento, California, US
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Cirrus spissatus that looked like an eagle ray or a stingray that Gary had just seen at the Aquarium near Auckland, New Zealand
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Cirrus spissatus spotted during the early morning hours over Marina Town, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A view from above the clouds, wherein Kathy shared that she thought of the song "Spirit In The Sky" upon seeing these cirrus clouds on a flight between Charlotte, North Carolina and Tallahassee, Florida, US.
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On a flight from Dubai to Johannesburg, Jim had a unique view from above the clouds, viewing the storms developing over Zanzibar on Unguja Island, Tanzania
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