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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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Sunset captured by Jean's friend, Mattie Hunter, looking west from an elevation of 2,000 feet in the Appalachian Mountains in northeast Georgia, US
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A stretch of cumulus clouds that may be developing into a storm, spotted by Chandrani's friend, Frano Mika, during the morning hours over Rijeka, Croatia
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An expansive display of altocumulus in advance of a winter storm, spotted near Walburg, Texas, US
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Cirrocumulus stratiformis over Khomeynishahr, Esfahan, Iran
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Altostratus undulatus spotted over Wellingborough, England
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Cirrostratus undulatus at sunrise over Arnhem, Netherlands
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Virga over Sachuest, United States
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Remnants of a storm that took place while Reven was watching a movie at the Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, California, US
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A photograph with several seconds exposure at night, that Linda conveys was a view to the east with constellation 7 Sisters/Pleiades in the upper left, along with two aircraft light trails. It was a windy night as the cumulus fractus moved from east to west, as spotted from San Luis Obispo, California, US.
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A classic example, as well as a mesmerizing display, of altocumulus stratiformis radiatus, spotted by Travis and his students at Santa Rita Middle School, Liberty Hill, Texas, US
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A display of stratus fractus that has a resemblance to smoke coming from the top of the cypress tree, as Mimi relates, when she spotted this at sunset over Walnut Creek, California, US
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A colorful sunrise over Birmingham, England
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A mosaic of colour over the Partenio Mountains, Mercogliano, Italy
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A storm system that Bridget conveyed had produced snow showers, and prior to that, thunder snow, over Crank, Merseyside, England
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Stratocumulus in the sky and snow on the ground, captured in Charlotte, Michigan, 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/