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A fogbow over Glasbury, mid Wales, UK. Like the ghost of a rainbow, this is caused by the sunlight refracting as it bounces off the tiny water droplets of the fog.
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An opening in the layer of Stratocumulus over Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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A day after a tornado impacted the area, Darcie's friend, Vicki Kiesau, spotted an expansive display of Virga over Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
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Cumulus spotted over Lisboa, Portugal
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Signs of Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted from Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England
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After reaching the summit of Frenchmans Cap, Wayde was surrounded by clouds. After 20 minutes the clouds began to lift and clear. Then, as he began to descend, a horseshoe vortex appeared in his view, spotted from Frenchmans Cap, Tasmania, Australia.
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An exquisite sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Contrails and a veil of dust from the Sahara desert spotted at sunset over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Sunset with the influence of Saharan dust over Portsmouth, England
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A dynamic sunset over Lam Tsuen, Hong Kong
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A lone Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunrise over Santa Rosa, California, US
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Cumulus humilis populating the sky over Rocklin, California, US
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Altostratus winding through the sky over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Sunrise over Fancy Farm, Kentucky, US
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Sunset over Thornham, Norfolk, England
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Cumulus dotting the sky over Hakata Bay, near Nokonoshima Island, Fukuoka City, Japan
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This photo takes on the form of a lovely gentle painting. Most pleasing.
Laurence
More information on fogbows here http://atoptics.co.uk/droplets/fogform.htm