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The sky at night over Ecclefechan, Scotland, UK.
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A sighting of a fluffy dog in the sky over Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Asbury Park, New Jersey, US
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Pileus spotted above a Cumulonimbus, near Saeeda Al-Sawaleha, Saudi Arabia
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Cirrostratus and Stratocumulus sharing the sky over Alcester, Warwickshire, England
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A storm system over Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy
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22-degree halo spotted over Orlando, Florida, US
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Sun Dog (Parhelion), which displays a distinct color gradient caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, with red on the inside (closest to the sun) and fading through orange and yellow to blue/violet on the outer edge, spotted over Ormskirk, West Lancashire, England
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Contrails spotted at sunset over Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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22-degree halo spotted over Petaluma, California, US
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The trademark of a strong cumulonimbus cloud is the overshooting top, a "cauliflower-like" cloud structure extending above the anvil of the storm like a dome. Overshooting tops develop on thunderstorms that have powerful updrafts and they typically develop on Cumulonimbus capillatus incus, as spotted here near Sherman, Illinois, US.
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Subtle crepuscular rays and iridescence spotted over the Carneddau Range, Conwy, Wales
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A plethora of optical phenomena spotted at sunrise over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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22-degree halo with signs of a tangent arc and a sun dog (parhelion), spotted over Veurne, Belgium
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Stormy skies over Badalona, Spain
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Altocumulus spotted during the morning over Fixin, Burgundy, France
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Anne, thanks….
Thanks for taking the time to leave such nice comments, Laurence and Ginnie. I am always happy when a moon shot is successful! The trick is Spot Metering (if you have a camera with different metering options), rather than Multi-point Metering. Keep trying, as it is rewarding when it comes off!
Thanks kindly, Ginnie.
I agree fully with that which you say.
I am an amatuer (very much at that!) astronomer – my big loves are Moons and Planets within our solar system. They exhibit clouds something like we never see here in our hemisphere and from which we can learn so much.
Like you, I share your frustration in photographing our Moon. Fingers crossed – the image you wished for will come to you at some point, I am sure! Don’t give up, ok.
Laurence
I agree with all that Laurence said. This is a beautiful photo, and I have been failing miserably for years at trying to capture a good shot of the moon in clouds. So glad you succeeded, Anne, and appreciate that you shared it with us.
A heavenly shot, Anne, and technically rather difficult to capture the Moon and not lose its details.
Laurence