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The clouds mirror the scene below, Hualien, Taiwan.
A contrast between land and sky, accentuated by the stratocumulus as spotted by David's son, Craig West, when looking towards Coquet Island from Amble, Northumberland, England
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Stratocumulus lenticularis, an uncommon version of the lenticular cloud, spotted over Avellino, Italy
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Virga over Salida, Colorado, US
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Signs of mammatus (mamma) at sunset near Hexham, Northumberland, England
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A duck traversing the reflection of the cumulus clouds, spotted on the Connecticut River, near Turners Falls, Massachusetts, US
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Two areas of developing cumulonimbus, spotted along the horizon near North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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A slice of the sun shining in between layers of stratocumulus, spotted over Krzeszowice, Poland
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A full moon with passing stratus fractus over Collioure, France
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted near Twisp, Washington, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Svalbard, Norway
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Stratocumulus over Krakow, Poland
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An opening spotted amidst the cumulus clouds over Esfahan, Iran
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A developing cumulonimbus reflected on a car hood, spotted near Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A developing cumulonimbus spotted near Richmond Hill, Georgia, US
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Reflections of altocumulus lenticularis over Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, New York, US
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