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A sunrise over Kirkpatrick Fleming, Scotland.
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A sighting of a fluffy dog in the sky over Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
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Cumulus congestus spotted over Asbury Park, New Jersey, US
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Pileus spotted above a Cumulonimbus, near Saeeda Al-Sawaleha, Saudi Arabia
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Cirrostratus and Stratocumulus sharing the sky over Alcester, Warwickshire, England
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A storm system over Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy
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22-degree halo spotted over Orlando, Florida, US
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Sun Dog (Parhelion), which displays a distinct color gradient caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, with red on the inside (closest to the sun) and fading through orange and yellow to blue/violet on the outer edge, spotted over Ormskirk, West Lancashire, England
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Contrails spotted at sunset over Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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22-degree halo spotted over Petaluma, California, US
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The trademark of a strong cumulonimbus cloud is the overshooting top, a "cauliflower-like" cloud structure extending above the anvil of the storm like a dome. Overshooting tops develop on thunderstorms that have powerful updrafts and they typically develop on Cumulonimbus capillatus incus, as spotted here near Sherman, Illinois, US.
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Subtle crepuscular rays and iridescence spotted over the Carneddau Range, Conwy, Wales
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A plethora of optical phenomena spotted at sunrise over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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22-degree halo with signs of a tangent arc and a sun dog (parhelion), spotted over Veurne, Belgium
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Stormy skies over Badalona, Spain
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Altocumulus spotted during the morning over Fixin, Burgundy, France
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Thanks Laurence. Yes, we do get wonderfully intense sunrises on clear, cold mornings up here!
Anne, a really heart warming photo, especially at this time of the year in the UK,more so in your part of the world where the days are so terribly short and the nights so long. That said, winter has its own attractions to show us as in this very nice photo! Thank you for sharing this photo with us. Much appreciated.
Laurence