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A lowbow over Glacier National Park, Montana, US.
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Signs of asperitas spotted over Frywald, Poland
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Cumulus congestus spotted over National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Crepuscular rays and shadows over Taipei, Taiwan
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Following a day of cloud cover, the evening sky opened up to a tranquil view of pastel colours over North Devon, England
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A primary and secondary rainbow that includes Alexander's Dark Band, an area that appears dark because the raindrops in that region are refracting sunlight at angles that do not direct any light toward the observer, as seen here over Sittingbourne, Kent, England
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Circumhorizon Arc spotted during a hike in the Norwegian fjords, near Åndalsnes, Norway
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Signs of lacunosus at night, spotted over West Jordan, Utah, US
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A rainy day that presented itself with a 'bridge', spotted over Brean, Somerset, England
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A 'pink dragon' in the sky over São Paulo City, Brazil
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A subtle sun pillar at sunset over Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Cumulus fractus over Esfahan, Iran
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A storm system over Applegate Valley, Oregon, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over L'Estartit, Catalonia, Spain
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Sunset over Hyde Park, New York, US
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A plane coming in for landing underneath a layer of stratocumulus, near Songshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
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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