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A sun pillar over Fensfjorden, Norway.
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A picturesque reflection of the story in the sky, spotted over Stephens Lake Park, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Monsoonal storm system at sunset, east of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Arizona, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), upon which Conrad described the experience of spotting them as being deeply in awe and grateful for this uplifting vision, during a morning hike in the Canton of Aargau Jura mountains, above Bürensteig, near Brugg, Switzerland.
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A partial rainbow near Brasstown Bald, Georgia, US
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A face in the clouds, spotted over Easton, Pennsylvania, US
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A variety of altocumulus over Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington, US
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A storm cell that kept its shape and made its way from the Bahamas over to Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Crepuscular rays shining through altocumulus perlucidus over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted by Beatrice's daughter, Ineke Vereecken, while visiting Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Crepuscular rays with early signs of fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), spotted over St-Amandsberg, Belgium
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Cirrus spissatus over the Black Forest mountainous region, near Freiburg, Germany
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Subtle signs of asperitas and lacunosus spotted over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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As Jennie went on a walk, she looked up and wondered how this beautiful feather ended up in the sky, which she spotted over Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sunset over the Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Cumulus over Ashland, Virginia, US
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This lovely image was posted on the NASA APOD page on 6th June with a detailed and concise explanation as to how sun Pillars form.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180606.html
Laurence