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A cap cloud forms over Osorno, a volcano in Los Lagos, Chile.
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A spectacular example of a multi-layered Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', spotted by Keith Johnson while salmon fishing in the Andes, Argentina
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Stratus lifting up along the mountainside in British Columbia, Canada
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Cumulus floating by over land and over water, near Taiwan
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Cirrus at sunset over Greenfield, California, US
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A classic example of a Horseshoe Vortex spotted over Eldorado, Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Altocumulus spotted over Taipei, Taiwan
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Following a gray and featureless day, this was the view shortly after sunset over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Sunset over Erm, The Netherlands
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Altocumulus with some signs of undulatus, spotted above a layer of stratus over Salisbury, England
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Stratocumulus over Main Beach, East Hampton, Long Island, New York, US
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Supercilium are short-lived cloud formations that resemble eyebrow-like features and appear in turbulent airflow over, and to the immediate lee of, steep mountain peaks, as spotted here over Santa Barbara, California, US
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22-degree halo spotted over Portland, Oregon, US
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Altocumulus reflected in the golden light of sunset, spotted over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus over Pershore, Worcestershire, England
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Stratus hovering over Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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A UFO properly stranded on top of a volcano! Where are the “little green men”?!??
Laurence