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A long range view of an Altocumulus volutus, otherwise known as a Roll cloud, extending northward 50 kilometers. In total, it was reported that this band extended 300 kilometers. This photograph was taken near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Stratocumulus with lower level Stratus spotted over Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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Altocumulus spotted over Taipei, Taiwan
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Sunset over Lisboa, Portugal
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22-degree halo spotted over Ferndown, Dorset, England
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Crepuscular rays spotted over Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
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Stratocumulus over Conwy, North Wales
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Cumulus spotted over Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River, Arizona, US
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A lunar 22-dagree halo spotted over Dallgow-Döberitz, near Berlin, Germany
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Cirrus uncinus accompanied by Cumulus fractus, spotted over Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over St. Louis, Missouri, US
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A developing Cumulonimbus towering over Corinth, Texas, US
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A colourful display of virga spotted over Ipswich, England
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Cumulus clouds meeting in the sky over Sumiyoshi Shrine, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A contrail splitting the sky, spotted amidst altostratus over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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A colourful sunset spotted by David's son, Craig West, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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