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A view of the L.A. district of Century City, seen from the terrace of Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, US.
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Rainbow over Woodvale, Australia
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Cumulus and cumulus fractus populate the sky over Northwest Iran
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Sunset captured by Jean's friend, Mattie Hunter, looking west from an elevation of 2,000 feet in the Appalachian Mountains in northeast Georgia, US
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A stretch of cumulus clouds that may be developing into a storm, spotted by Chandrani's friend, Frano Mika, during the morning hours over Rijeka, Croatia
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An expansive display of altocumulus in advance of a winter storm, spotted near Walburg, Texas, US
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Cirrocumulus stratiformis over Khomeynishahr, Esfahan, Iran
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Altostratus undulatus spotted over Wellingborough, England
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Cirrostratus undulatus at sunrise over Arnhem, Netherlands
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Virga over Sachuest, United States
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Remnants of a storm that took place while Reven was watching a movie at the Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, California, US
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A photograph with several seconds exposure at night, that Linda conveys was a view to the east with constellation 7 Sisters/Pleiades in the upper left, along with two aircraft light trails. It was a windy night as the cumulus fractus moved from east to west, as spotted from San Luis Obispo, California, US.
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A classic example, as well as a mesmerizing display, of altocumulus stratiformis radiatus, spotted by Travis and his students at Santa Rita Middle School, Liberty Hill, Texas, US
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A display of stratus fractus that has a resemblance to smoke coming from the top of the cypress tree, as Mimi relates, when she spotted this at sunset over Walnut Creek, California, US
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A colorful sunrise over Birmingham, England
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A mosaic of colour over the Partenio Mountains, Mercogliano, Italy
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Not forgetting, of course, that astronomers see clouds on the planets in our solar system – and rather different to the ones we are blessed with here on Mother Earth.
Nice shot, Angelica. Atmospheric!
Laurence
Well done Angelica for promoting the cause of clouds amongst your fellow Astronomers….IanL..