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Asperitas over Binevenagh, Limavady, Northern Ireland
An altocumulus filled sunrise over the Adirondack Mountains near Vermontville, New York, US
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A mixture of cloud formations over Kemerovo, Russia
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Crepuscular rays shining through a cover of stratocumulus clouds over Northland, New Zealand
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A view from between two layers of clouds, over Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
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Asperitas over Big Lake, Texas, US
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A variety of Stratocumulus over Lago Maggiore, Italy
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Rainbow over Holland, Michigan, US
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Cumulus fractus and Stratocumulus over Horley, England
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Iridescence through a canopy of Altocumulus clouds over Lac La Hache, British Columbia, Canada
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A developing thunderstorm, as reported by Paula, over the Isle of Wight, England
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A family of cumulus clouds below a sky of contrails, over Henley on Thames, England.
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Mixed layers over Fort Saint James, British Columbia, Canada
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From what is visible in this mysterious photograph, it appears to be a unique Stratocumulus formation that produced a type of linear convergence across the sky over Upstate New York, US. Without a 360 view, it is not entirely clear as to what may have 'precipitated' it.
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A colorful display amidst the Stratocumulus clouds over Vermontville, New York, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) formation over Norg, The Netherlands
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