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A view from the flight deck over the south-west of England, on a flight from London to Baltimore.
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Lenticularis over Canyon View Mobile Home Park, United States
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A reflective view of the sunset while at a gas station in Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Multiple fallstreak holes (cavum) spotted over Sebastopol, California, US
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A vibrant sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Contrail over Downsview-Roding-CFB, Canada
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Contrails and contrail shadows present themselves in this unique atmospheric optical phenomena, wherein the shadows are created when the sun (or moon) casts a shadow of an aircraft contrail onto a lower layer of clouds or haze. The interplay of light, clouds, and ice crystals, coupled with one's viewing angle, gives rise to a captivating display in the sky, as seen here during sunset over Falls Church, Virginia, US.
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Cirrus spissatus over Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
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Moon dog, analogous to a sun dog (parhelion), but with the light from the moon that is interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere, spotted here over The Villages, Florida, US
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A "big bird" is spotted overhead in the midst of the cirrus clouds over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A unique view of what might be interpreted as a solar corona, reflected through particles in the atmosphere, spotted at sunset near Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, France
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus, viewed while facing north in the early morning hours, near Charlo, Montana, US
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A blue landscape wherein the water appears to meet the sky, near Taitung, Taiwan
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over the Sierra Nevada mountains, as viewed from Granada, Spain
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Altocumulus and cumulus fractus spotted over Sanxia District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Iridescence over Lochbuie, United States
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Thanks, Anne & Anthony: I agree, I quite like the impression of wind-blown speed in the cirrus, contrasted with the apparent solidity and steadfastness of the cumulus below.
Spectacular cloud vista, Mark. One could almost imagine it being a landscape on earth, with a streaming snowy blizzard scouring the mountains of antarctica.
Wonderful image!
Thanks, Becky. It was a lovely flight, in fact; before rising above the clouds as in this picture, there were a whole series of beautiful layers, alternately sunlit and dark. I may send more of the pictures to CAS, but you can see a few in my flickr photostream, starting at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmccaughrean/8395522511/in/photostream
Beautiful!! Like a veil across growing things!