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A sun pillar over Fensfjorden, Norway.
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Crepuscular rays over San Luis Taxhimay Dam, Mexico
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Virga spotted over Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Sunrise over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A view of low lying stratus in the valley, spotted by Bill's friend, Bill Buffie, from a funicular while traveling in Switzerland
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A mixed sky on a wintry afternoon near Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset, England
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Isle of Harris, Scotland
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A fraction of a Circumzenithal Arc, with its 'upside-down' rainbow colours, visible via the confines of this cirrus cloud, spotted over Bayramiç, Çanakkale, Turkey
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Cumulus congestus taking on a look of a chick being hatched, spotted over Warsaw, Poland
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Western Iran
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Reflections of the sky over Sacramento, California, US
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Fog along the Bieszczady Mountains, Poland
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Snow showers falling on Isle of Harris, Scotland
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Overcast near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
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Sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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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