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A further image of arcs and halos with a rare spotting of a high sun Parry arc over Anchorage, Alaska.
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A face in the clouds, spotted near Greenfield, California, US
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Altocumulus undulatus stretching across the sky at a high level, spotted over Charlottesville, Virginia, US
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Cumulus congestus, with both virga and falling precipitation in the distance, spotted over Taipei, Taiwan
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Lenticularis over Agustinos, Spain
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A ring of stratocumulus over Ferndale, Washington, US
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Virga over the open road in Eastern Washington, US
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Arcus, also known as a Shelf Cloud, ahead of a storm over Vakaloa, Tonga
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Sunset over the Adirondack Mountains, Vermontville, New York, US
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Altocumulus perlucidus over Esfahan, Iran
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Shreds of pannus, also known as scud clouds, can take on different shapes and sizes, and usually exists within the saturated environment beneath a storm. This example was spotted over Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil
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Signs of asperitas in this storm over St Ives, Cornwall, England
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Cirrocumulus floccus undulatus over Hakata Station, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Tuba over Nishiki, Japan
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Cumulus fractus during an Autumn sunset over Seattle, Washington, US
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Altocumulus and stratocumulus, along with cumulus on the horizon, spotted near Ceara, Brazil
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Thanks to Doug for the image and Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics http://atoptics.co.uk/ for the labelled version.