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A sky full of convective clusters over Wassenaar, The Netherlands.
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A cloud that looks like a large fish chasing a school of fleeing smaller fish, spotted over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A face in the sky gazing at a contrail, which looks to be an extension of the fishing pole, spotted over the Rogerstown Estuary, County Dublin, Ireland.
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A storm system with praecipitatio over Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain
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Cumulus spotted throughout the sky, over Randolph, Iowa, US
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A dynamic display of altocumulus lenticularis near Mt. Madison and Mt. Adams in the Northern Presidential Range, New Hampshire, US
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Altocumulus perlucidus spotted over Devanahalli, Bangalore, India
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Italy
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An expansive display of mixed clouds captured by Jack Macleod, near Salem, South Africa
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Pileus spotted over Cotia, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Glowing goldfish over Glastonbury a few days before the festival opening, near Pilton, Somerset, England
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Cumulonimbus over Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, US
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Reflections during sunset over Twin Lakes Recreation Area, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Stratus, with the appearance of a cumulus cloud, 'rising' over Berkeley, California, US
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Crepuscular rays over Hamburg, Germany
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Undulatus spotted over Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
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Thanks, Laurence. And it just goes to show that you don’t even need to leave your back garden to witness such beauty ;-)
This is what I like – ever changing drama! One of my real favourites of clouds, and which never fail to enthral me.
Laurence