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A baby face, cradled by clouds, is admiring the full moon over Ceno Valley, Italy
Rainbow over Kew, Australia
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Low lying clouds near Yilan, Toucheng, Taiwan
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A sky filled with contrails in the midst of a 22-degree halo, spotted over the Foothills in Arizona, US
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Crepuscular rays from behind a storm, spotted over Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Moonrise in between the clouds over Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Western Iran
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over San Bernardino County, California, US
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A view upward, towards the sky over Taipei City, Taiwan
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A vantage point from above the clouds, over Beinn Alligin, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted to the northeast of the East Texas Regional Airport, Texas, US
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Cumulus and cumulus fractus over Khomeynishahr, Esfahan, Iran
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Fallstreak Hole over Gulangyu, China
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As Monica aptly describes, the "San Francisco fog is legendary, rolling dramatically and massively through the Golden Gate Strait from the Pacific Ocean into the San Francisco Bay, playing stunning, moment by moment now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t games with the bridge." This classic example was spotted near the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, US.
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Cumulus near the Cigu District, Tainan, Taiwan
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Sea smoke, also known as steam fog or frost smoke, is a phenomenon where cold air moving over relatively warmer water causes water vapor to condense into a visible fog-like haze, as spotted here on a frigid morning over the South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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