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October 14, 2025
A view which, as Roger points out, allows for significant permutations of skies and clouds, and one that late in the day is not unlike an artist's palette, spotted from Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England.
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July 29, 2025
Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted from Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, looking inland towards the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, England
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July 4, 2025
A unique juxtaposition of clouds and light, yielding a sight that is ripe for the imagination, spotted over Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England
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June 9, 2025
Crepuscular rays emanating upwards near Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England
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January 6, 2025
Sunset with altocumulus lenticularis, framed by bare branches of a hawthorn hedge, near Ormskirk, West Lancashire, England
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October 12, 2024
Nacreous clouds over Liverpool Bay, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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September 23, 2024
Altocumulus stratiformis near Liverpool Bay, spotted over Ormskirk, West Lancashire, England
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