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July 4, 2026
Signs of potential supercilium and lacunosus spotted over Cape Town, South Africa
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June 11, 2026
Cirrus fibratus spotted over Cape Town, South Africa
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April 17, 2024
The variety of the high cloud Cirrocumulus known as lacunosus, which is characterised by a lattice of holes.
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February 8, 2022
A sunset with mamma over Barrydale, Klein Karoo, South Africa.
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April 13, 2020
A sunrise over Still Bay, South Africa.
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