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A display of iridescence over La Turbie, France.
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Crepuscular rays and shadows spotted from Cijin Beach, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sunset over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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A textured layer of stratocumulus over Somerset, England
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A colourful mosaic spotted near Tainan, Taiwan
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Cloud streets spotted at sunset near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', forms when stable, moist air flows over a large obstacle such as a mountain, creating waves that cause the clouds to form at the crests. In this classic example, there are multiple, stacked layers of these lens-shaped clouds, spotted over Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
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Cumulus congetus 'peeking' over the White Mountains and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in Inyo County, near Bishop, California, US
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A rainbow, created by sunlight that interacts with water droplets through the process of refraction, reflection, and dispersion, spotted over Forestville, California, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', spotted in the lee of Mount Pantokrator, Corfu, Greece
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An elongated version of Cirrus uncinus, spotted while looking east towards Southport, near Rufford, West Lancashire, England
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Signs of what appears to be a variation of an approaching arcus, ushering in inclement weather, spotted near Aberdyfi, Wales
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Undulatus spotted over Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England
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An arcus, also known as a shelf cloud, indicating a leading edge of a storm system, spotted near Malebelling, Western Australia, Australia
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus spotted over Google, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Cirrus vertebratus spotted over Busquistar, La Alpujarra, Andalucia, Spain
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Interesting picture, Francois!
The sun is definitely shining and reflecting on the ice-crystals that make up this particular high cloud formation (cirrocumulus) and is creating tiny, iridescent rainbows in the sky.
Also looks like a number of cars have travelled across the high, cirrocumulus clouds in the sky and have created tyre tracks in the white sand.
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia