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A lot going off in this image, a fallstreak and two CZA’s from Royston, Hertfordshire. UK.
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Altocumulus spotted during sunset over Sun City, Williamson County, Texas
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted shortly after sunrise over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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Sunset with subtle signs of a sun pillar, spotted over Crank, Merseyside, England
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A developing cumulonimbus, which Bob observed building up for over thirty minutes near Teignmouth, Devon, England
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Sunset over Dalmatia, Croatia
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A sky of colour over Conwy, North Wales
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With birds flying in the sky, a 'bird' appears in the shape of a cloud, spotted over Fancy Farm, Kentucky, US
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Signs of Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Podłęże, Poland
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Asperitas spotted over New Bern, North Carolina, US
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An arcus cloud, also known as a shelf cloud, ushering in a storm system near Swansea, Tasmania, Australia
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Altocumulus spotted over Taiwan
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Cirrostratus undulatus spotted towards the end of the day over Greenfield, California, US
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Multiple contrails spotted in the morning over Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
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A front with an accompanying storm, spotted near Helvoirt, The Netherlands
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Iridescence spotted from a boat in the San Francisco Bay, looking west towards Sausalito, California, US
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Truly awesome photograph John.
That is amazing! Great shot!
Hey John, Nice Pic, from a freindly Cloud spotter in Harlow
That’s definitely real. The fallstreak consists of falling ice crystals and they create the optical effect (halo) called Circumzenithal Arc (look at the categories). Because the ice crystals are like glass prisms, they reflect and refract the light more effectively than waterdrops (rain), which makes the colours more intense than a rainbow can possibly be.
a bridge across the parting of the Red Sea reflected in the sky?
…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Is that CZA real, or a photoshop effect? I’m just a bit confused by the intensity of the colours in places, especially the blues.