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A storm system over Zoeterwoudedorp, South Holland.
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A unique variation of undulatus, with a resemblance to a large flame, spotted over Mercogliano, Italy
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Altocumulus lenticularis, which has a resemblance to a mother whale with a baby whale swimming underneath it, spotted over Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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A vivid portion of a rainbow spotted near Gruyere, Yarra Valley, Melbourne, Australia
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Taking flight underneath a storm system near San Bernardino, California, US
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A primary and secondary rainbow over Yancey County, Western North Carolina, US
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Cumulus clouds building into a storm system over Northern California, US
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A "ring" of cumulus seen on a morning over the Kalva Railway Station, Thane, India
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Cumulus with a high level of haze due to Canadian wildfires and subsequent smoke moving into the area over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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A reflection of the sky over the Tonlegee Reservoir, Swords, County Dublin, Ireland
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A particularly orange hued sun as a result of atmospheric particles, spotted an hour after sunrise near Alexander in western North Carolina, US
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Vicars' Close is reportedly Europe's oldest residential street, which as Helen conveyed, is famous for its chimneys. She likes to imagine the clouds as smoke coming from them, as seen here over Wells, Somerset, England.
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A distrail, short for "dissipation trail", occurs when an aircraft passes through a cloud and it turns the water droplets in the cloud into gas or ice. This distrail is seen slicing its way through a layer of cirrostratus over Kianga, New South Wales, Australia.
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Altocumulus perlucidus spotted over Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US
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Cirrostratus undulatus spotted over the valley near the Fraser River, Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada
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A developing storm over Esfahan, Iran
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Wow, it looks like those fungi that stick out from trees. Phellinus spp.
If you were a bad parent, this would be perfect for the big bad boogy man, something from which nightmares are/could be made. All that said, it is an awesome formation and I liked the details you gave. Don’t envy you the ride…
Whoops yes added to favourites Henrik…IanL..
Magic sky! Why isn’t this among the favourites?
Greetings from a cloud lover – Henrik Kolden, Norway
Mark, many thanks indeed for all the background information relating to your memorable photo. You certainly showed true grit and dedication in capturing this view for us to share, for sure.
I hope you have managed to dry out now…
Laurence
Thanks, Lawrence. It was indeed very impressive, not least because it was also moving rapidly towards me and within a couple of minutes after taking this picture, I was in the midst of the accompanying downpour.
Quite literally, in fact: I was actually out on my roadbike at the time after a long ride out towards Utrecht, and had about 25km left to get home at nearly 8pm. With sunset imminent and no lights for my bike (ouch), I had no choice but to cycle right through the middle of this beast, rather than take shelter.
Rain is just wet and within I was soaked, but that’s ok in the grand scheme of things. The roads and paths quickly filled with a lot of standing water which, on a roadbike, was less than ideal. Then there was very strong, gusty wind, also sub-optimal. But the biggest concern was the few strikes of lightning which the storm emitted: in the flatlands of Holland, there’s nowhere to hide.
I survived, along with the picture, but it was all a bit hairy … :-)
it slightly remembers me of the ninja turtles…well,about :)
Highly impressive indeed – and what a sight this must have been to behold. Definitely gaze-stopping stuff!
Laurence