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A meteor leaves its signature over Payson, Arizona.
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A developing cumulonimbus spotted at 34,000 feet over western Oklahoma, US
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An oyster or a fish spotted at sunset over Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
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Asperitas over Torhout, West Flanders, Belgium
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over southwestern Germany
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Cirrus uncinus spotted over Cardiff, Wales
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The flat band of rainbow hues known as a circumhorizon arc, spotted on a flight from a flight over the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Japan.
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Pileus with iridescence spotted over Mantua, New Jersey, US
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A notable storm system in an area that Santiago described as formerly being desolate without any vegetation. Over the past few decades, Chinese forest rangers planted trees and gradually nurtured the environment back to life. Today, there are endless stretches of lush forest farms, as seen here near the Saibangba Forest Farm, Weichang County, Chengde City, Hebei Province, China.
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During a dry stretch, Linda was seeking rain, but it did not come to fruition with these particular clouds over Austin, Texas, US
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Signs of asperitas over Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Iowa, US
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A cascade of clouds over the Georgetown airport in Central Texas, near Georgetown, Texas, US
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Cumulus and stratus clouds co-existing near the mountains, spotted by Anuja's brother, Nikesh Sinha, while on a Kashmir Great Lakes trek near Zaj Pass, Kashmir, India
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Altocumulus over the Atlantic Ocean, near Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall, England
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Crepuscular rays over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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Cumulus humilis spotted during the late afternoon while visiting the lavender fields at Banstead, Surrey, England
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Thanks for your thoughts gentlemen. A few additional notes/ corrections; It has been downsized to a asteroid, estimated at 3 meters around with some of it still showing up on the radar down to 22 miles up before totally vanishing. I originally thought it was smoke trails from a rocket launch. Found out what it actually was when I got home from work. Apparently sonic booms and ground shaking occurred in Payson.
Marvellous capture, Mike, and thanks much indeed for sharing this very rare event with us.
Laurence
Comment from Mike….
A meteor exploded in the atmosphere over Payson Arizonaz around 4am on June 2 2016. Estimated size is 10 meter around, a small one. I was just getting out of bed at the time. I couldn’t tell you if I saw or heard anything. But, at 4:55am As I was going outside to get in the truck , for work, I saw the still quite visible smoke trails as the suns rays reflected off of them. This image is of what was visible over Phoenix before sunrise. Estimations had the meteor exploding around 57 miles up. So the trails, are about the same I would think. And like noctilucent clouds..meteor dust originated..Here I thought most recently and jealously with envy,,I’d never see noctilucent clouds due to being so far south. Maybe I was wrong. Any way, I have a few more shots if any folks are interested.