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A hint of iridescence in lenticularis over the Sawatch Range in Colorado, US.
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Signs of Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted over Montgomery, Alabama, US
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Remnants of a contrail dispersed by the upper level winds over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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A plethora of contrails spotted over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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A dissipating storm spotted near Maroubra Beach, New South Wales, Australia
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Sunrise over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Sunset over Conwy, North Wales
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Cirrus clouds preceding a strong Kona Low that brought heavy rains and winds from the southwest over the coming days, spotted over Ahualoa on the Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, US
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A rainbow amidst the storm, spotted by Gabrielle's friend, Mary Morton, near L’Huisserie, France
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A dynamic sky over the desert in southeast Utah, US
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Cirrus fibratus spotted in the afternoon sky over Erm, The Netherlands
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The contrast between the wing of an airplane and the layer of clouds below, spotted on a flight between Kentucky and Connecticut, US
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Cirrus spotted during the early evening over Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Various formations of Altocumulus spotted over Gog Magog Hills near Cambridge, England
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A contrail that had Gabrielle wondering if it looked like the number 7 or a question mark, spotted over York, England
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A subtle display of crepuscular rays over Taipei, Taiwan
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Beautiful picture, Mark!
Definitely a nice mid-spring afternoon picture looking from a view-point over the vast, green, monochrome-coloured pine forests of Colorado, USA towards the spectacular Sawtooth Mountain Range, still with plenty of winter snow on the tops.
The sky is interesting, with plenty of mid-high altocumulus cloud up there(looks a lot more like high cirrus cloud to me) and a few darker-coloured, lenticular ones there as well, their edges shining with an iridescent hew. Their shape almost appear distorted as the air currents stretch them from side to side to different parts of the sky at different times. Can’t see any halo around the sun, as it usually occurs when there is high-level cloud in the sky and the sun shines on the ice crystals in the clouds and creates the rainbow colours.
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia