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An image over Elgin, Moray, Scotland, for Cloudspotters and Astronomers alike, it shows Cirrus, the faint green glow of an aurora and a Virginid meteor.
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Moonset with some faint altostratus over Bluff, Utah, US
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Cumulus congestus over Northern California, US
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Cloud streets near Oosterbeek, Netherlands
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Birds taking flight underneath a couple of layers of clouds after some rain near Moss Landing, California, US
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Cumulus congestus viewed from the summit of The Brocken, the highest mountain in northern Germany, spotted over Harz National Park, Germany
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Altocumulus stratiformis radiatus over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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A storm system moving over farmland near Randolph, Iowa, US
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Precipitation on the horizon near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Canberra, Australia
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Pileus spotted over Curitiba, Brazil
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A myriad of grey clouds over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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Horseshoe vortex over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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A line of thunderstorms that developed over the Sierra Nevada foothills, as viewed while looking east from Sacramento, California, US
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A developing storm over Fort Tejon State Historic Park, Lebec, California, US
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Cumulus fractus drifting over a beach in Yilan, Taiwan
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AWESOME Shot Alan!!!!
Would the faint streak seen one third of the way in of the left hand side of the photo possibly be the Comet PANSTARRS – a comet which has certainly got the interest recently of the astronomical community?
Laurence