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An image over Elgin, Moray, Scotland, for Cloudspotters and Astronomers alike, it shows Cirrus, the faint green glow of an aurora and a Virginid meteor.
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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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A partial rainbow near Brasstown Bald, Georgia, US
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A face in the clouds, spotted over Easton, Pennsylvania, US
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A variety of altocumulus over Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington, US
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A storm cell that kept its shape and made its way from the Bahamas over to Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Crepuscular rays shining through altocumulus perlucidus over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted by Beatrice's daughter, Ineke Vereecken, while visiting Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Crepuscular rays with early signs of fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz), spotted over St-Amandsberg, Belgium
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Cirrus spissatus over the Black Forest mountainous region, near Freiburg, Germany
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Subtle signs of asperitas and lacunosus spotted over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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As Jennie went on a walk, she looked up and wondered how this beautiful feather ended up in the sky, which she spotted over Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sunset over the Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Cumulus over Ashland, Virginia, US
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AWESOME Shot Alan!!!!
Would the faint streak seen one third of the way in of the left hand side of the photo possibly be the Comet PANSTARRS – a comet which has certainly got the interest recently of the astronomical community?
Laurence