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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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Altocumulus with signs of undulatus and lacunosus, spotted at sunset over Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Cumulonimbus incus spotted over Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Lightning amidst a thunderstorm over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Crepuscular rays at sunset over San Carlos Bay, Sonora, Mexico
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High level Altocumulus spotted over Haddington, Scotland
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Reflections of a colourful sunrise over central Indiana, US
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A layer of Stratus approaching Castroville, California, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Glacier National Park, Kalispell, Montana, US
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Cumulus congestus over the Bavarian Alps, Germany
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Cirrostratus at sunset over Fancy Farm in western Kentucky, US
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A full Parhelic Circle and a partial 22-degree halo spotted over Saaremaa, Estonia
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Sunset over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Altocumulus spotted over Conwy, North Wales
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A plethora of high level clouds, with Cirrus uncinus and an intersecting contrail, spotted by David's son, Craig West, over Callerton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Stratocumulus radiatus spotted over Orkney, Scotland
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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