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The third is some of the detail from the middle of the cloud as it developed over Rock Creek Valley in the Eastern Sierras California, US.
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An exquisite pattern at sunset near Waianae, Hawaii, US
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Cap Cloud spotted over Mt. Shasta, California, US
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Altocumulus perlucidus spotted over Hilo, Hawaii, US
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus, also known as a 'mackerel sky', spotted over Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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An expansive view from atop Gemsstock Mountain Peak, Andermatt, Switzerland
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Cumulus fractus spotted over West Esfahan, Iran
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A layer of Stratocumulus over Twisp, Washington, US
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A swirl of clouds spotted above an exact plaster replica of the statue Aphrodite of Milos, in Milos, Greece
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Sunset with mammatus (mamma) and lightning, spotted over Daytona Beach, Florida, US
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A dynamic and vivid sunset near Lexington, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus perlucidus spotted over Sanxia, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Sunrise over Central Province, Iran
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Cumulus spotted over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Mid-morning iridescence over Lebec, California, US
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Winter solstice sky over Rocky Mount, Virginia, US
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These are amazing – like a Mandelbrot Set they get more detailed the more you zoom in!
Leave it to the Eastern Sierra to generate unique clouds. Thanks, Stephen.