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A lower tangent arc in diamond dust, spotted from a cable car, looking down to Grindelwald in Switzerland.
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Cirrostratus undulatus spotted over Pic de Montaut in the French Pyrénées, near Sarrancolin, France
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A mixed sky spotted by David's son, Craig West, over Heathrow Airport, London, England
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A mesmerizing sunset viewed looking west towards the Southern Alps, from Christchurch, New Zealand
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Overcast skies near Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Cirrocumulus with signs of lacunosus within its formation, spotted over Somerset, England
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A sun pillar spotted at sunrise, prior to the arrival of snow near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Remnants of contrails framing the moon in the afternoon sky, spotted prior to sunset over Carson, California, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Virga over London, England
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Cirrus uncinus spotted over the Indian Ocean, near Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia
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Stratocumulus spotted over Neipu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted along the horizon, near Crank, Merseyside, England
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Crepuscular rays and shadows from a setting sun, spotted over Stuttgart, Killesberg, Germany
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Cumulus fractus spotted over Winthrop, Washington, US
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Signs of asperitas and lacunosus spotted over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Pretty amazing, snowy, late-winter picture, John!
Looks like you could almost enter the grand-arch rainbow diamond-dust cave entrance at the bottom of the mountain and enter into a cave system. The majestic mountain peaks almost above rise up to the cloudy heavens and appear to float on the lower-level stratus clouds gradually lifting due to the weak late-winter sun’s heat. From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia