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A display of stratus fractus that has a resemblance to smoke coming from the top of the cypress tree, as Mimi relates, when she spotted this at sunset over Walnut Creek, California, US
Sun Dog over Principe Real, Portugal
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A line of clouds over Puget Sound, in parallel to the Olympic Mountains, as viewed when looking west from Edmonds, Washington, US
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A vivid corona over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Fibratus over Northside Park, United States
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Altocumulus with iridescence over Arlington, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus accompanied by Mt. Rainier in a majestic pairing near Seattle, Washington, US
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A wavy representation of altostratus that accompanied the edge of a storm system, spotted over Maidstone, Kent, England
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Asperitas spotted during a walk along the Rhine River, Mainz, Germany
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Cirrus over Temecula, California, US
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A crisp reflection of the sky on Blea Water, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England
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A contrail from what was potentially a rocket launch approximately 300 miles south of Oakland, California, US
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Pileus over Biga, Indonesia
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Asperitas over Northern California, US
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Crepuscular rays finding their way through a layer of stratocumulus clouds over Alexandria, Virginia, US
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Sun Dog (Parhelion) over the Estrella foothills, Arizona, US
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