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A collection of Arcs and Halos over Salamander Bay, NSW, Australia. (The bright halo around the sun is a circumscribed halo with a fainter 22 degree halo inside it. A Parhelic circle passes through the sun. The lower and brighter halo near the horizon is a circumhorizon arc. The fainter halo curving upwards from it […]
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Altocumulus over Centurion Hills, United States
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A colorful view of a storm system that is accentuated, as Jon describes, by the spots of rain on the car windshield. It adds to the "portal in time and space" vibe of this photograph, near Langfjordbotn, Finnmark, Norway.
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A storm system with a trail of clouds, spotted near Manly, New South Wales, Australia
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Fog in the valley as viewed from Mendip Hills, overlooking Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, England
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Cirrocumulus undulatus spotted over Mavora Lakes, Southland, New Zealand
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Above a blanket of clouds while flying from Manila, Philippines, to Sydney, Australia
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Cirrocumulus over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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An early evening view of what appears to be altocumulus undulatus spotted while looking south over Manhattan, New York, US
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A snowy landscape that is matched in the sky over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
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Altocumulus undulatus, to which Mary said "I can almost hear fingernails screeching on a blackboard from these fingers", as seen near Castle Valley, Utah, US
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Shelf Cloud over Bakewell, Australia
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted near Capdenac, Lot, France
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A vibrant sunset over the Grey Lodge Wildlife Area, Gridley, California, US
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Mammatus (Mamma) over Aix-en-Provence, France
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A crisp day with some incoming cold air over Echo Lake, near Bigfork, Montana, US
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An incredible shot, Terry. It makes for some studying!
Well done for capturing this remarkable event. Thanks for the explanation, Les, as to what gives rise to this type of phenonmenon.
Laurence
Many thanks to Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics for the detailed identification.
http://atoptics.co.uk/