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A rarely spotted Moonbow/Lunar Rainbow over Miramar, Costa Rica.
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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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Sunset marked by stratocumulus over Odo Yacht Harbor, Fukuoka City, Japan
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An expansive storm system with shreds of pannus, which are also known as scud clouds, forming below the cumulonimbus, as captured by Warren Keelan from the top of Mount Kiera in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Crepuscular shadows during sunset over the Olympic Mountains, as seen from Lake Stevens, Washington, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) over Erm, Netherlands
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Cumulus as spokes of Ain Dubai, the world's tallest observation wheel, near Bluewaters Island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Cumulonimbus in the distance, spotted near New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Sunrise with crepuscular rays as seen on an early morning walk along the Indian River Lagoon near Titusville, Florida, US
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Cirrostratus over Ainslie, Canberra, Australia
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Asperitas with signs of lacunosus over Royton, Oldham, England
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Altocumulus perlucidus over Ningbo, China
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Stratocumulus spotted at night over West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Virga over Gardens, South Africa
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Sunset after a snowstorm over the Adirondack Mountains near Vermontville, New York, US
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Further to Photo Editor’s note above readers may be interested in a phenomenon called “Air glow”.
Today (27 Jan 16) on the NASAA APOD page a lovely photo is featured of an Air glow. At first sight it appears like an aurorae but this is not the case.
Here is the photo and a brief informative explanation about how Air glows come about:-
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160127.html
Laurence
More information here……
http://atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/moonbow.htm