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Autumn sunrise over Denver, Colorado, US
During the months of November - February, the East Bay of San Francisco can experience what is known as Tule Fog, which is a dense, thick radiation fog that originates in the Central Valley of California, and blows over the hills in the East Bay, from east to west. Tule fog is a regional type of valley fog, spotted here near Oakland, California, US.
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Cumulonimbus developing over Curtin, Canberra, Australia
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Altocumulus spotted over the National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
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Eyes within the clouds, spotted during sunrise near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Contrails and Cirrostratus spotted over Newtown, Connecticut, US
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Bush fire smoke becoming integrated in the wave of air that forms the Morning Glory cloud, spotted over Burketown Area, Australia
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Cumulus spotted over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Taiwan
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Mannheim, Germany
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Altocumulus over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Cumulus congestus spotted over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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A unique reflection of Altocumulus clouds over Sacramento, California, US
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A lunar halo spotted over Poelkapelle, Belgium
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted by Rachel's husband over Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted over Phillip, Canberra, Australia
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Altocumulus lenticularis at sunrise over Mahajeran, Iran
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Sunset over Wufeng District, Taichung City, Taiwan
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Remnants of a contrail spotted from the top of Laurel Canton, looking over Los Angeles, California, US
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A holiday view of the sky, spotted near Brighton, England
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Cumulus congestus viewed from above the clouds, spotted over Texas, US
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Above the clouds over the Oakland estuary and the San Francisco Bay, near Oakland, California, US
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A line of developing Cumulus congestus spotted over east central Ohio, US
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Contrails spotted over Lisboa, Portugal
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Sunrise captured by David's son, Craig West, near Otterburn, Northumberland, England
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A unique view of cumulus fractus, wherein even the clouds like to play, spotted over Buccino Public Park, Buccino, Salerno, Italy
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Shortly after sunrise, the view from above, sandwiched between layers of clouds during a flight from Glasgow to Stansted, spotted near Dilhorne, England
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) spotted near Bigfork, Montana, US
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Altocumulus floccus over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Asperitas spotted over the South Georgia coastal marsh near Darien, Georgia, US
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Cirrus uncinus spotted during the morning over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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Two examples of Cumulonimbus incus, also known as anvils, spotted along the horizon, associated with dissipating storm systems near Watchet, Somerset, England
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Two contrails spanning across the sky, spotted over a layer of stratocumulus, near Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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During the months of November - February, the East Bay of San Francisco can experience what is known as Tule Fog, which is a dense, thick radiation fog that originates in the Central Valley of California, and blows over the hills in the East Bay, from east to west. Tule fog is a regional type of valley fog, spotted here near Oakland, California, US.
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Cumulonimbus developing over Curtin, Canberra, Australia
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Altocumulus spotted over the National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
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Eyes within the clouds, spotted during sunrise near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Contrails and Cirrostratus spotted over Newtown, Connecticut, US
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Bush fire smoke becoming integrated in the wave of air that forms the Morning Glory cloud, spotted over Burketown Area, Australia
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Cumulus spotted over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Taiwan
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Mannheim, Germany
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Altocumulus over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Cumulus congestus spotted over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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A unique reflection of Altocumulus clouds over Sacramento, California, US
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A lunar halo spotted over Poelkapelle, Belgium
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted by Rachel's husband over Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted over Phillip, Canberra, Australia
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