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A crisp day with some incoming cold air over Echo Lake, near Bigfork, Montana, US
A multi-layered view at sunrise over An Yue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, China
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When going out to watch the full moon rise, Elizabeth spotted these wavy clouds that had the setting sunlight cast upon them, over Hollowell Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, US
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A vibrant sunset near Mendip Hills, Somerset, England
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Reflections of altocumulus following a rain event near Brickyard Cove, Berkeley, California, US
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Layers of stratus near La Plagne Montalbert, France
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A display of stratus fractus that has a resemblance to smoke coming from the top of the cypress tree, as Mimi relates, when she spotted this at sunset over Walnut Creek, California, US
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A mosaic of colour over the Partenio Mountains, Mercogliano, Italy
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Multi-level view of the stratus cloud type as seen from the summit of the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in the Adirondacks, Lake Placid, New York, US
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A vivid sunset, as photographed by Moriah's sister, Brianna Rivas, near Antelope Valley, California, US
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After a week of gloomy days, Andrea shared that there was a fabulous sunset show with several layers of clouds sliding overhead and changing colour by the minute, as seen over Bolton, Ontario, Canada.
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Cumulus congestus spotted above the mountains at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, Evian les Bains, France
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Cloudbow that disappeared very quickly, spotted over Lyme Park, Disley, Cheshire, England
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Altocumulus above a layer of stratus over Nantwich, Cheshire, England
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The sun makes a cameo appearance through some low level stratus and fog over Reek, Netherlands
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A plethora of clouds on a hike in the Adirondacks, New York, US
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