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A lowbow over Glacier National Park, Montana, US.
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A lunar halo spotted over Poelkapelle, Belgium
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted by Rachel's husband over Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted over Phillip, Canberra, Australia
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Altocumulus lenticularis at sunrise over Mahajeran, Iran
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Sunset over Wufeng District, Taichung City, Taiwan
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Remnants of a contrail spotted from the top of Laurel Canton, looking over Los Angeles, California, US
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A holiday view of the sky, spotted near Brighton, England
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Cumulus congestus viewed from above the clouds, spotted over Texas, US
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Above the clouds over the Oakland estuary and the San Francisco Bay, near Oakland, California, US
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A line of developing Cumulus congestus spotted over east central Ohio, US
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Contrails spotted over Lisboa, Portugal
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Sunrise captured by David's son, Craig West, near Otterburn, Northumberland, England
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A unique view of cumulus fractus, wherein even the clouds like to play, spotted over Buccino Public Park, Buccino, Salerno, Italy
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Shortly after sunrise, the view from above, sandwiched between layers of clouds during a flight from Glasgow to Stansted, spotted near Dilhorne, England
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Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) spotted near Bigfork, Montana, US
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Beautiful picture, Jane!
Over the other side of the vast conifer forests in Glacier National Park in Montana, USA lie the majestic, snow-capped, Rocky mountains. Looks like a bit of precipitation going on up there causing the low-bow rainbow!
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia