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A fair weather day over Idstein in the Taunus Hills, Hessen, Germany.
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Remnants of a contrail darting through the sky over Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Sunset bringing forth a sky of orange over Sacramento, California, US
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Rain showers over central Indiana, US
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A rainbow spotted over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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An arcus, also known as a shelf cloud, indicating the leading edge of an approaching storm, spotted near Latham, Illinois, US
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Stratus fractus hugging the mountainside as the sky above began to clear near Beddgelert, North Wales
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Mammatus (Mamma) and signs of Asperitas spotted over Sadorus, Illinois, US
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Cumulus at sunrise over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A thin variety of Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Poelkapelle, Belgium
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A blanket of colour spotted over Taguatinga, Brazil
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Virga spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A thunderstorm captured at night, with lightning highlighting what appears to be an Altocumulus lenticularis in the midst of the storm system, spotted near Waterford, Wisconsin, US
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Circumhorizon Arc spotted over Lewiston, Maine, US
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A study in the different states of contrails, and as Adam highlights, it's a glimpse into the state of the upper atmosphere at different altitudes, at any given moment. This juxtaposition of at least three different contrails was spotted over Cleveland, Ohio, US.
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Circumhorizon Arc spotted over Jung Frau, Switzerland
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Darling shot, looking like a family of clouds out for a stroll.