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A rare spotting of a Wegener arc crossing a parhelic circle at the anthelic point, over Anchorage, Alaska.
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Sunrise over Boca Raton, Florida, US
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A view from above, near Alencon, France
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Altocumulus over Alto, United States
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Iridescence over Northern California, US
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A developing cumulonimbus that Bob observed was capped with a black heart sitting in front of a silver heart, spotted on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, New Zealand
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A circle of clouds in the sky over Lake Como, Italy
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Remnants of a contrail spotted by Andrea's daughter, Ellen Hatley, at sunset over Barcelona, Spain
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as "pile d'assiettes", a term used for a series of lenticular clouds, stacked one above the other, caused by wave motion in multiple humid layers of air, as seen here over the Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
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22-degree halo spotted over Rakiura / Stewart Island, New Zealand
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22-degree halo with sun dogs shortly after sunrise on a cold morning near Frederika, Iowa, US
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Numerous altocumulus lenticularis spotted near Mundulla, South Australia
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Cirrus over Sheep Hills, Australia
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Cirrus spissatus that looked like an eagle ray or a stingray that Gary had just seen at the Aquarium near Auckland, New Zealand
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Altocumulus stratiformis radiatus over Troy, Michigan, US
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Very interesting and rare shot, Doug ! Congratulations from Brasil!
Thanks to Doug and Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics http://atoptics.co.uk/ for the background information.
http://atoptics.co.uk/halo/unusual.htm