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Unusual Vortex image captured over Bishop, California. US. The vortex occurred as a huge altocumulus lenticularis wave cloud broke up.
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Cloud reflections spotted near Sacramento, California, US
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Altocumulus undulatus at night, spotted over Charlottesville, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', spotted over Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Signs of supercilium spotted over Mt. Ventoux, near Mirabelles-aux-Baronnies, France
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Homogenitus via contrails, spotted over El Dorado Hills, California, US
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Altocumulus providing cover for a nearly full moon, spotted over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Sunrise over Mt. Rainier, viewed from Westside, Olympia, Washington, US
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A colourful welcome entering the harbor of Honolulu, Hawaii, US
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The spirit of the Concorde spotted over Conwy, North Wales
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A 'bird' cloud spotted over Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
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Following a humid day, a notable storm developed over the Tasman Sea, near Manly, New South Wales, Australia
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Cirrostratus spotted during the early evening over São Paulo City, Brazil
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An 'eye in the sky' during a view of the sunset from above the clouds, spotted over the North Atlantic Ocean
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A blanket of early morning fog over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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A view of Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', from above Onondaga County, New York, US
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Catherine wheel on high?
I haven’t seen anything like this over here in our skies at all… Excellent capture!
Wow! I’d hate my aircraft to go through that!
Can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like this before. Had I seen it in the sky, I’m sure my reaction would be something along the lines of…uh-oh!
After over 50 years of skygazing, I’d rate this image as the most amazing and unusual cloud I have ever seen so far. Has anyone else seen anything like this before or elsewhere, or is this one of the new sky phenomena we get to look forward to along with accelerating climate change? GWW