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A sky full of convective clusters over Wassenaar, The Netherlands.
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A rainbow with a faint secondary bow spotted over Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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A plethora of optical phenomena, inclusive of a 22-degree halo, sun dogs, an upper tangent arc, and a sun pillar that leads upwards towards signs of a faint and rare v-shaped Moilanen arc, spotted by John's friend, Natalie Tercek, at sunrise before a day of skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, US.
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A dynamic, sideways-appearing Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Fagurholsmyri, Iceland
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Remnants of contrails spotted over Tucson, Arizona, US
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Sunrise with crepuscular rays over Oakland, California, US
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Precipitation beginning to reach the ground, spotted near sunset over Westbury sub Mendip, Somerset, England
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Altocumulus spotted during the early evening over Fujian, China
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Sunset over Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall, England
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Multiple examples of Altocumulus lenticularis spotted near Portobello, Scotland
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Sunset over Fukuoka City, Japan
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Crepuscular rays spotted at sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, near Barra de Navidad, Mexico
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A dynamic sky with Cirrocumulus undulatus and vivid iridescence, spotted over Acadiana Regional Airport, New Iberia, Louisiana, US
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Cumulus fractus spotted over Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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A dissipating Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over the Catskill Mountains, near Big Indian, New York, US
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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