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Cumulonimbus, also known as the King of Clouds, over Jesi, Marche, Italy.
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Remnants of a late afternoon pillow fight, as Steven describes, spotted over Denver, Colorado, US
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A colourful sky over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Undulatus spotted over Conwy, North Wales
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22-degree halo spotted over Sondershausen, Germany
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Cumulonimbus spotted by David's son, Craig West, over Callerton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Piazza Università, Catania, Italia
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Crepuscular rays spotted during sunrise near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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A wisp of Cirrus fibratus amidst lower level Cumulus, spotted over Berlin, Germany
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A developing Cumulus congestus spotted over Lakka Bay, Paxos, Greece
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22-degree halo spotted over Sacramento, California, US
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An image of a swan spotted in the clouds above Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A storm system near East Brunswick, New Jersey, US
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A plethora of Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Helena, Montana, US
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Rainbow over Bremen, Germany
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Cirrus fibratus spotted over Cape Town, South Africa
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Super Image Giampiero well composed
Thanks for this beautiful photo, Giampiero. This is my favourite cloud of all clouds.
The inclusion of the houses in the landscape gives good measure of just how big the cloud is.
Thanks again.
Laurence