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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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A mixed sky at sunset, as seen from 36,000 feet above the ground, on a flight that was traversing across southern Japan
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A roll cloud, or volutus, which is a rare, low horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud, detached from the parent storm cloud, and represents the leading edge of a thunderstorm's gust front. This example was spotted between Vinylhaven Island and the Rockland area of the Mid-Coast, near Penobscot Bay, Maine, US.
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Looking west over the Pacific Ocean, cirrus uncinus and cirrocumulus undulatus are spotted near Yachats, Oregon, US
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Cirrostratus that appears to be somewhat attributable to prior contrails, spotted over the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, US
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A view from above the clouds, and capturing a cloud formation that looks like a 'cloud boat', spotted on a flight from Vilnius to Brussels, while over Poland
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Iridescence amidst an opening in the sky over Winchester, England
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A developing storm system over Chioggia, south of Venice, Italy
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Altocumulus lenticularis at sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A train of cumulus clouds, puffing along the Northumberland Strait, viewed from Maximeville in the Evangeline region of Prince Edward Island, Canada
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With an ode to Joni Mitchell and 'Both Sides Now', William spotted these developing cumulonimbi near Salisbury, England
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Subtle signs of fluctus over Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Reflections of cumulus on the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia
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Crepuscular rays and shadows at sunset over Sacramento, California, US
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A vivid reflection of altocumulus over Surry, Maine, US
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Cumulus congestus spotted along the horizon, near Portland, Dorset, 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