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A collection of Arcs and Halos over Salamander Bay, NSW, Australia. (The bright halo around the sun is a circumscribed halo with a fainter 22 degree halo inside it. A Parhelic circle passes through the sun. The lower and brighter halo near the horizon is a circumhorizon arc. The fainter halo curving upwards from it […]
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The marine layer that often graces the flanks of the mountain during the month of August, also known as "Fogust" per Anthony's description, seen near Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, US
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Moonrise over Bluff, Utah, US
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Iridescence over Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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Cirrus fibratus that is also bringing forth a couple of shadows between differing levels in the troposphere, spotted over Meinohama Fishing Port, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Stratocumulus undulatus near Havre de Grace, Maryland, US
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Crepuscular rays over Wenshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan
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A reflection of the sunset near Seaside, Oregon, US
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Virga via two distinct rows of clouds over Northern California, US
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Snow showers over the Adirondack Mountains, near Vermontville, New York, US
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A photograph that looks like a painting of the sky, near Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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A mixed sky that Janis described as a "party in the sky", spotted above Shingle Springs, California, US
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Cirrus spissatus over Oakland, California, US
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Cumulus congestus over Northern Iran
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A view of dawn from above the Baltic Sea, near Riga, Latvia
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A cirrus cloud formation that appears to have originated from contrails/homogenitus, spotted over Ontario, California, US
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An incredible shot, Terry. It makes for some studying!
Well done for capturing this remarkable event. Thanks for the explanation, Les, as to what gives rise to this type of phenonmenon.
Laurence
Many thanks to Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics for the detailed identification.
http://atoptics.co.uk/