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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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Contrail over Garden Bay Manor, United States
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Cirrus uncinus over San Bernardino, California, US
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Asperitas and lacunosus spotted over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
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A storm system forming over Wairau Valley, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
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22-degree halo with subtle signs of an accompanying upper tangent arc, spotted over Stinson Beach, California, US
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An elongated version of altocumulus lenticularis spotted by nearby mountains over South Africa
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22-degree halo over Canutillo, Texas, US
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A towering cumulus congestus that was on the precipice of developing into a cumulonimbus, as Heather related that thunderstorms came to fruition over Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia
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Above a layer of stratus, near Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
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A subtle display of crepuscular rays over San Bernardino County, California, US
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A myriad of colors over Butlerville, Indiana, US
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Virga coming close to reaching the ground, which if it did, would be precipitation reaching the surface, stemming from a storm at sunset near Bigfork, Montana, US
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Horseshoe Vortex over Gulangyu, China
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Supercilium, an unofficial classification for a cloud formation that resembles eyebrow-like features, spotted near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, US
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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