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A sun pillar over Fensfjorden, Norway.
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Multiple storms on the horizon near Dahouet, France
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Glory over West Thumb, United States
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A layer of stratus settles in near the coastline of Marengo, Australia
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Lacunosus over Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand
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Lunar iridescence over Piesendorf, Austria
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Contrails on display near the Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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A sky filled with colour over Reutlingen, Germany
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Moon and Venus in conjunction at twilight, visible in the sky and accompanied by altocumulus in the foreground, spotted near Bluff, Utah, US
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Cumulus reflected in the puddle of water near Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Mamma over Thirlmere, Australia
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Altocumulus lenticularis over a mountain range near the airport in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Layers of overcast over Washington D.C., US
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As Reven walked along the beach at sunset, she looked up and wondered; "Is the sky looking down at me with rose colored glasses, or could it be vice versa?" Sunset over La Baie Longue, Les Terres Basses, Saint Martin.
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Iridescence yielding multiple colours over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Cirrus over Asal Mountain, near Lar, Larestan, Iran
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This lovely image was posted on the NASA APOD page on 6th June with a detailed and concise explanation as to how sun Pillars form.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180606.html
Laurence