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A lower tangent arc and halo spotted over northern Kentucky, US.
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A nighttime view of passing cumulus over Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus spotted by Lucien's friend, Matt Bennett, over Gold Coast, Australia
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Asperitas in front of an approaching storm near Sumirago, Varese, Italy
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Looking west from the lower Port Hills with a view of crepuscular rays during sunset over the Southern Alps, near Christchurch, New Zealand
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Crepuscular rays and shadows over Chandler, Arizona, US
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Sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A skylight of the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro providing a view of altocumulus perlucidus over Greensboro, North Carolina, US
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Virga, along with unrelated signs of fluctus, amidst a colourful sky over Birmingham, England
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A developing storm over the Atlantic Ocean, spotted from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, US
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A family of geese paddle their way across the calm water during sunrise over Sooke Basin, Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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A juxtaposition that inspired Rodney to call it a cloud and its shadow, spotted over Hampshire, England
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus spotted over West End, Brisbane, Australia
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A storm system near Chesterfield, England
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus spotted over Taringa, Queensland, Australia
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A dissipating incus associated with a prior storm, spotted from above the clouds on a flight from Gatwick, approaching Jersey Airport, Saint Peter, Channel Islands, UK
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More information on the links about the lower tangent arc….
https://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/tanim4.htm
https://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/colsolat.htm