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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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Multiple examples of Cumulonimbus incus forming within a line of storms, spotted from above the clouds over Western Australia
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Signs of Supercilium spotted over the Southern Rockies, near Walsenburg, Colorado, US
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Sunset during the coldest month in over 50 years, spotted by Anna Ralph from Musher's Hall in Fairbanks, Alaska, US
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A vibrant Sun Dog (Parhelion) appeared amidst the Cirrus that resembled a seahorse, spotted. ~10 degrees above the horizon, less than an hour before sunset over Brooklyn, New York, US
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The early development stage of an Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over a mountain range near Sierra Nevada, Spain
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Sunrise with a subtle sun pillar to the left of Whiteface Mountain, near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A giant bird hovering over Manhattan at sunset, spotted looking south from Westchester, New York, US
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Cumulus congestus spotted along with springbok crossing the road, in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Stormy skies over Argüello Córdoba, Argentina
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A mixed sky during storm Goretti spotted near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England
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Signs of Altocumulus lenticularis and undulatus spotted near Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis and undulatus spotted over Curtin, Canberra, Australia
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Stratocumulus with subtle crepuscular rays spotted over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Sunrise over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
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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