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An example of Crow Instability in contrails over Kennack Sands, Cornwall, UK.
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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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A developing storm over Antelope Valley, California, US
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A canvas in the sky over Bathing Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand
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A mixed sky in the early evening spotted prior to the arrival of a storm, near Prescott, Arizona, US
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Mirabelle-aux-Baronnies, near Mt. Ventoux, France
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More info about Crow Instability is avilable on the link below to a previous example….IanL…
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/photo-07959/