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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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Cirrostratus over Conwy, North Wales
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An airplane flying beneath Altocumulus, spotted over Taipei, Taiwan
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Altocumulus undulatus spotted while looking west in the late afternoon, near Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Altocumulus perlucidus spotted over Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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A lone Altocumulus lenticularis in its simplest form spotted by Rhode's son, over Brooklyn, New York, US
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted by Anuja's daughter-in-law, Nikitha Surabhi, over Port Louis, Mauritius
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Remnants of a contrail being dispersed by upper level winds over Halsham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Sant Adrià de Besòs, Catalonia, Spain
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Signs of Altocumulus lenticularis spotted near Ji-an Township, Hualien, Taiwan
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Altocumulus undulatus spotted over Conwy, North Wales
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A mixture of clouds spotted at sunset over Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
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Altocumulus over Taiwan
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Signs of asperitas spotted over Arlington, Virginia, US
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted over Norwich, England
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Signs of a Fallstreak Hole (Cavum) spotted over Prerow, Germany
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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