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A storm system with an "explosion of clouds and colour", as Ruth described, spotted facing north with the Mission Mountain Range to the right, near Charlo, Montana, US
Cumulus spotted over northwest Iran
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Altocumulus spotted over Esfahan, Iran
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Cotton candy on a rainbow stick, spotted over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A reflection of clouds in the Atlantic Ocean, spotted near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted over Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Stratocumulus spotted over Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
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Cirrus spotted during the afternoon over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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Cumulus Congestus hovering near the Tay Bridge, Scotland
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Cirrus spissatus with a resemblance to a Phoenix Rising, spotted over Wisconsin, US
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Nearing sunset following rain near York, England
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A mixed sky with signs of a Circumhorizon Arc, spotted over Bushy Park, London, England
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A reflection of the sunset near Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fallstreak Hole (Cavum) spotted over Florence, Massachusetts, US
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Remnants of a contrail spotted over Pianura Padana (Po Valley), Italy
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A multi-layered mixed sky off the coast of Southern France
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