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A horseshoe vortex over Chicago, US.
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Signs of asperitas over Northern California, US
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Signs of a 22-degree halo, wherein Robyn described her "feet were off the ground, spying the beauty of nature", spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Crepuscular rays over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight's colourful approach to John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, New York, US
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Altocumulus at sunset over Temecula, California, US
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Mamma over Hebo, United States
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Cumulus fractus hovering over "pi", spotted near Bluff, Utah, US
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Sunrise with contrails and fog/mist in the valley, near the Adirondacks, Vermontville, New York, US
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Cumulus clouds over Taiwan
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Cumulus congestus over Taipei, Taiwan
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Altocumulus undulatus over Northern Iran
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Sunrise with morning fog/mist over the hill town of Kalaw in the Shan State of Myanmar
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Altocumulus with iridescence over Taiwan
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Winter scene of a Canadian Coast Guard vessel patrolling in the Bedford Basin, with sea smoke over the water, in the northeast corner of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Cumulus congestus over the Central Mountains, near Hualien, Taiwan
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Iridescence over Portsmouth, Virginia, US
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Very small horseshoe vortex over Chicago, USA. Definitely had to be observant, avoid city distractions and look extremely carefully in order to spot this cloud formation in the sky on a beautiful, fine, mid-April spring day! From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia