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A turbulent sky over Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Cirrocumulus over Northside Park, United States
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Altocumulus that looked to Marianne as if she was looking into the ocean instead of the sky, with the way whales and sharks have lots of small fish around them, cleaning them by eating away parasites. This was the view of the sky near Ronda, Andalusia, Spain.
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a "mackerel sky", is on display above lower level cumulus fractus, over Boca Raton, Florida, US
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A multi-layered view at sunrise over An Yue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, China
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Altocumulus stratiformis radiatus over Aix-en-Provence, France
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An expansive display of altocumulus over Esfahan, Iran
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Glory over Lee, United Kingdom
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A notable contrast in the sky over Napa, California, US
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A colorful sky over a layer of fog, at sunset over Crank, Merseyside, England
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicates with cumulus fractus in the foreground, spotted over Patagonia, Argentina
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Cirrus homogenitus as a result of aircraft condensation trails, also known as contrails, in the upper atmosphere. When these types of clouds persist and evolve towards a more natural appearance, its cloud classification changes from homogenitus to homomutatus. This example was spotted over Abergavenny, Wales.
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A rare sighting of what appears to be a twinned rainbow. This is when twin rainbows, one primary and one secondary, start at the same point, yet they follow slightly different paths so they end up looking something like a rainbow-colored "V". This is caused by different sizes and shapes of water drops falling from the sky at the same time. This optical phenomena was spotted near Den Hoorn, Texel, Netherlands.
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Cumulonimbus over t Horntje, Netherlands
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On a flight from Dubai to Johannesburg, Jim had a unique view from above the clouds, viewing the storms developing over Zanzibar on Unguja Island, Tanzania
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A plethora of storm development as seen while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Medan in Sumatra, Indonesia
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Definitely a turbulent looking sky over Christchurch, New Zealand, Greg!
A vast cold-front, with colder mid-autumn temperatures, overcast skies, strong winds and a storm was definitely on the way in a short time that afternoon! Very threatening! The sky looks quite feathery with its mamma formation up there. I would hope to get inside before the weather changes if I were there, as I wouldn’t want to be caught out in it without my umbrella and raincoat!
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia