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A classic incus anvil, spotted over France.
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Cumulus congestus taking on the look of a dinosaur's head devouring the sun, spotted over the floodplains next to the Rhine River, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Low lying Stratus fractus developing near the ground, following rain in Maleny, Brisbane, Australia
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A classic example of Virga, where precipitation evaporates when it falls into a layer of dry air, spotted over Stuttgart, Killesberg, Germany
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Crepuscular rays spotted over Taipei City, Taiwan
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A plethora of contrails spotted near Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Cumulus humilis spotted on an afternoon at the Alster, a tributary of the Elbe River, near Hamburg, Germany
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A face in the clouds, spotted on the way to a music event near Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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A contrail slicing through the sky over Winthrop, Washington, US
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A line of Cumulus congestus spotted on a day where cold temperatures arrived at Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Crepuscular rays at sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Crepuscular rays over Zingst, Ostsee, Germany
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Sunrise over central Indiana, US
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Birds taking flight with the backdrop of the setting sun, spotted near Fancy Farm, Kentucky, US
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A bunny spotted in the sky over Sumburgh Airport, Scotland
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A veil of clouds over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Marvellously wonderful!
Laurence