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An example over Southport, UK, of V.C.I., vortex crow instability, it occurs when the wingtip vortices interact with the aircrafts contrails.
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Altocumulus spotted over Esfahan, Iran
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted over Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Cumulus Congestus hovering near the Tay Bridge, Scotland
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Nearing sunset following rain near York, England
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A multi-layered mixed sky off the coast of Southern France
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Very nice Ian. The Crow instability gives the contrail strange shapes. Look on the forum for some other examples in black and white:
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/forums/topic/circular-crow-contrail/
I was quite surprised to see this happen.
Hans