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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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Stratocumulus spotted on a cool spring morning over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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A panoramic view of a developing storm near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, US
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Above and between the clouds, on a flight from Amsterdam to England
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A line of cumulus spotted over Alvor, Portugal
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A storm system rolling in near Kingscliff, Australia
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Cumulus fractus drifting beneath a layer of cirrostratus, spotted over West Esfahan, Iran
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An early evening view of the sky over North Devon, England
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A dissipating storm system illuminated at sunset, spotted near Port Richmond, California, US
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Signs of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) spotted over Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, US
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Sunrise with crepuscular rays spotted over Western Iran
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Crepuscular rays and shadows during sunset over Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A developing storm over Antelope Valley, California, US
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A canvas in the sky over Bathing Beach, Stewart Island, New Zealand
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A mixed sky in the early evening spotted prior to the arrival of a storm, near Prescott, Arizona, US
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Mirabelle-aux-Baronnies, near Mt. Ventoux, France
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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/