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With this display of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), it was described by Jon as a "sparrow hawk descending", as spotted over Mestervik, Balsfjord, Troms, Norway
Cloudbow over Le Planay, France
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Iridescence over Northern California, US
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An imposing sky spotted off the island of Saba in the northern Leeward Islands, West Indies
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted over Lakewood Ranch, Florida, US
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Crepuscular rays over Zagreb, Croatia
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Cirrus spissatus spotted during the early morning hours over Marina Town, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Sun Dog over Principe Real, Portugal
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A line of clouds over Puget Sound, in parallel to the Olympic Mountains, as viewed when looking west from Edmonds, Washington, US
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A vivid corona over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Fibratus over Northside Park, United States
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Altocumulus with iridescence over Arlington, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus accompanied by Mt. Rainier in a majestic pairing near Seattle, Washington, US
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A wavy representation of altostratus that accompanied the edge of a storm system, spotted over Maidstone, Kent, England
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Asperitas spotted during a walk along the Rhine River, Mainz, Germany
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Cirrus over Temecula, California, US
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