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A view from the cockpit of a glider over central Western Australia.
Stepping out of his door one day, Colin saw this vision of Great Britain painted in the sky: 'A line drawn down the length of a map of England and Scotland - the 400-mile road taken by architecture critic Ian Nairn, photographing whatever caught his eye.' (Gillian Darley) Colin spotted this revealing cumulus cloud over Leeds, England.
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Lluveras, Puerto Rico
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Primary and secondary bows spotted over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A mosaic of cirrus clouds spotted over Kirkkonummi, Finland
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Stratocumulus spotted on a cool spring morning over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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A panoramic view of a developing storm near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, US
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Above and between the clouds, on a flight from Amsterdam to England
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A line of cumulus spotted over Alvor, Portugal
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A storm system rolling in near Kingscliff, Australia
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Cumulus fractus drifting beneath a layer of cirrostratus, spotted over West Esfahan, Iran
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An early evening view of the sky over North Devon, England
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A dissipating storm system illuminated at sunset, spotted near Port Richmond, California, US
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Signs of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) spotted over Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, US
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Sunrise with crepuscular rays spotted over Western Iran
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Crepuscular rays and shadows during sunset over Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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