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A lower sunpillar, sub-sun and sub-parhelion spotted at 35000 feet over Missouri, US.
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Altocumulus lenticularis near Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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Cumulus congestus along the horizon, coupled with undulatus above, spotted over North Devon, England
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Orion 'surfing on a cloud' over Sandstonehenge, near Bluff, Utah, US
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Iridescence via altocumulus clouds over India
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An active sky with virga in the distance, near Winchester, Ontario, Canada
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Cumulus over National Taipei University, Taiwan
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A developing storm with rain falling in the distance, along the horizon, over Northern California, US
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Vibrant cirrus cloud formations that remind Modestino of burning flames, spotted over the National Park of Abruzzo, Barrea, Italy
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Asperitas in the late afternoon near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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22-degree lunar halo over Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cumulus spotted above the buildings in New York City, New York, US
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Contrails in the evening over Taipei City, Taiwan
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A plethora of colour on both the land and in the sky, during a spring sunset over Stephens Lake Park, Columbia, Missouri, US
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The marine layer that often graces the flanks of the mountain during the month of August, also known as "Fogust" per Anthony's description, seen near Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, US
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Moonrise over Bluff, Utah, US
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Thanks Rebecca. I fly a lot over the central US and this was the third time in the last 18 months that I was fortunate to spot a subsun and subsun sundog at altitude with a thin layer of cirrostratus at or just below the plane.
Most interesting picture, Patrick!
Don’t often see this particular cloud phenomenon seen from 35,000 feet up in a plane. Looking carefully at the photo, it almost looks like the sun is reflecting off of a thin layer of see-through icecap, through which one can see mid-level mackerel-sky patterned Altocumulus cloud, similar to pack-ice on a vast ocean below.
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia