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Given the visual perspective of the cumulus clouds, it seemed as if they were zooming quickly towards Helen when she spotted them over Somerset, England
Sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A skylight of the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro providing a view of altocumulus perlucidus over Greensboro, North Carolina, US
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Virga, along with unrelated signs of fluctus, amidst a colourful sky over Birmingham, England
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A developing storm over the Atlantic Ocean, spotted from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, US
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A family of geese paddle their way across the calm water during sunrise over Sooke Basin, Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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A juxtaposition that inspired Rodney to call it a cloud and its shadow, spotted over Hampshire, England
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus spotted over West End, Brisbane, Australia
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A storm system near Chesterfield, England
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus spotted over Taringa, Queensland, Australia
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A dissipating incus associated with a prior storm, spotted from above the clouds on a flight from Gatwick, approaching Jersey Airport, Saint Peter, Channel Islands, UK
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A stunning winter sunset over Nulkaba, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
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Cumulus over Ayobo, Lagos, Nigeria
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A picturesque reflection of the story in the sky, spotted over Stephens Lake Park, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Monsoonal storm system at sunset, east of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Arizona, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), upon which Conrad described the experience of spotting them as being deeply in awe and grateful for this uplifting vision, during a morning hike in the Canton of Aargau Jura mountains, above Bürensteig, near Brugg, Switzerland.
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