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Altocumulus dotting the sky over Le Vivier, France
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Blue sky beneath a couple of layers of clouds over Le Vivier, France
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Contrails, formed when it’s cold enough and moist enough, the water vapour contained in the plane’s hot exhaust gases mixes with the very cold air to condense and form ice crystals. This plethora of contrails was spotted over St. Martin de Fenouillet, France.
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Altocumulus lenticularis near Le Vivier, France
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Mamma (Mammatus) over Le Vivier, France
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Virga trails over the Pyrenees, Oriental, France.
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Spotted near Perpignan in Southern France.
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Legend has it that Face Rock at Bandon, Oregon, US, looks like the profile of a native American princess called Ewanua. On this day, so did the cloud above.
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excellent photo, so very well done
wow ! I love it, the sky has a different painting every day :) tks for sharing
Oh my! What a wonderful cloud!