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An extended lenticularis formation catches the evening light over Hanmer Springs, New Zealand,
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Sunset reflected on an icy lake, spotted at Twin Lakes Recreation Area, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Altocumulus floccus resembling a bird with its wings spread, spotted over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A unique juxtaposition of the sun and the clouds between Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia
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A poetic display of Altocumulus in the evening sky over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Stratocumulus in the distance, spotted near Qom City, Iran
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A view of a full rainbow, along with a faint secondary bow, spotted near Crank, Merseyside, England
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A display of Cirrus over Dehradun, India
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A flock of birds with a spotlight from the sky, observed during an ordinary moment, from a local supermarket parking lot in Medford, Massachusetts, US
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Cirrus fibratus spotted over Brisbane, Australia
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Iridescence spotted over Mar, Cantabria, Spain
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A majestic sky influenced by the wind and the mountains in Torres del Paine Park, Patagonia, Chile
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A chasm in the sky over Napoopoo Beach Park, Hawaii, US
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Nimbostratus spotted over Urbiel del Castillo, Spain
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted over Archer, Florida, US
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Altocumulus radiatus spotted over Omak, Washington, US
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I agree with Lawrence Green – this photo needs to be in the 2017 CAS calendar, for sure!
This is probably one of the most impressive asperatas formations I’ve ever seen photographed.
Well done, Witta!
Lauren
Amazing formation
5th attempt to get a comment posted onto the new website. That said, I think this magnificent photo would grandly grace a page on the CAS 2017 calendar.
This photo first appeared on the NASA APOD website on 17th April with a brief, concise explanation about how this type of cloud formats.
Here is the text:-
Explanation: What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem, do not appear to be harbingers of meteorological doom. Known informally as Undulatus asperatus clouds, they can be stunning in appearance, unusual in occurrence, are relatively unstudied, and have even been suggested as a new type of cloud. Whereas most low cloud decks are flat bottomed, asperatus clouds appear to have significant vertical structure underneath. Speculation therefore holds that asperatus clouds might be related to lenticular clouds that form near mountains, or mammatus clouds associated with thunderstorms, or perhaps a foehn wind — a type of dry downward wind that flows off mountains. Such a wind called the Canterbury arch streams toward the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The featured image, taken above Hanmer Springs in Canterbury, New Zealand, in 2005, shows great detail partly because sunlight illuminates the undulating clouds from the side.
Laurence
Superb shot.
Somehow quite disturbing.
My imagination was working overtime.
Wow