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A view from the flight deck over the south-west of England, on a flight from London to Baltimore.
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An epic battle between a witch and a dragon, as seen over Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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Unique formations of asperitas and undulatus spotted over Midlothian, Texas, US
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Development of mammatus in conjunction with a storm system over Northwest Iran
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A variety of subtle altocumulus cloud formations spotted over Northern California, US
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An intersection of cloud formations as a result of varying winds at different altitudes, spotted over Nottingham, England
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Iridescence and crepuscular rays as seen from King Power Mahanakhon, also known as the MahaNakhon, in Bangkok, Thailand
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Swirls of clouds spotted over Kianga, New South Wales, Australia
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Mt. Rainier peeking above the cumulus clouds, spotted on a flight into Seattle, Washington, US
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Altocumulus in the fading light, spotted over Xixhi, Taiwan
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A primary and secondary rainbow over Brisbane, Australia
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Nacreous clouds, forming at altitudes of 15-25 km (10–20 miles), up in the stratosphere, at temperatures of around -85˚C (-121˚F), these clouds show beautiful iridescent pastel hues as they scatter the light from the Sun when it is just below the horizon. Sometimes called ‘mother-of-pearl clouds’, their tiny, uniform ice crystals are very good at diffracting sunlight. This classic example was spotted in December of a prior year, over Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, England.
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Cumulus clouds dotting the sky as seen from the Noko Ferry Terminal, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Iridescence over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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A developing storm that causes dust to rise and swirl from fields that were being plowed to the north, near Antelope Valley, California, US
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A sky that Chia-En described as being covered with delicate, fleece-like clouds, stretching like a soft carpet toward the horizon, near New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Thanks, Anne & Anthony: I agree, I quite like the impression of wind-blown speed in the cirrus, contrasted with the apparent solidity and steadfastness of the cumulus below.
Spectacular cloud vista, Mark. One could almost imagine it being a landscape on earth, with a streaming snowy blizzard scouring the mountains of antarctica.
Wonderful image!
Thanks, Becky. It was a lovely flight, in fact; before rising above the clouds as in this picture, there were a whole series of beautiful layers, alternately sunlit and dark. I may send more of the pictures to CAS, but you can see a few in my flickr photostream, starting at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmccaughrean/8395522511/in/photostream
Beautiful!! Like a veil across growing things!