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A meteor leaves its signature over Payson, Arizona.
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Sunrise over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Sunset over Conwy, North Wales
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Cirrus clouds preceding a strong Kona Low that brought heavy rains and winds from the southwest over the coming days, spotted over Ahualoa on the Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, US
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A rainbow amidst the storm, spotted by Gabrielle's friend, Mary Morton, near L’Huisserie, France
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A dynamic sky over the desert in southeast Utah, US
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Cirrus fibratus spotted in the afternoon sky over Erm, The Netherlands
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The contrast between the wing of an airplane and the layer of clouds below, spotted on a flight between Kentucky and Connecticut, US
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Cirrus spotted during the early evening over Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Various formations of Altocumulus spotted over Gog Magog Hills near Cambridge, England
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A contrail that had Gabrielle wondering if it looked like the number 7 or a question mark, spotted over York, England
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A subtle display of crepuscular rays over Taipei, Taiwan
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Jonai, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A few Cirrus clouds spotted in the morning over São Paulo City, Brazil
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A corona spotted over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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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.