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Sunrise as captured by Joan Mello Corda over Orleans, Massachusetts, US
A sunrise that was so crystal clear that Dean thought it looked like there was lava flowing in the valley, seen here over Española Valley, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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After arriving home following his work day, Daniel spotted this sky at sunset over Erlensee, Germany
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A morning view of cumulus, spotted from 30,000 feet above eastern Washington, US
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A view from above the clouds, and capturing a cloud formation that looks like a 'cloud boat', spotted on a flight from Vilnius to Brussels, while over Poland
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Crepuscular rays during sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, viewed from Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, near Ocean Beach, California, US
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Sunset with a view of subtle crepuscular rays over Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, US
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A matching of the sky and landscape, near Seligman, Arizona, US
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Dramatic colours in the sky over Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa
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On a family road trip at dusk, listening to Jimmy Hendrix's "Purple Haze", Reven looked up to see sinewy windmills on their tiptoes, whipping the lilac clouds into tiny cloudlettes, near the Altamont Pass Wind Farm, California, US.
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Sunset along the beach at Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England
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A view of the sunrise over the US Capitol from the National Mall, Washington D.C., US
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Sunrise over San Leandro, California, US
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Anti-crepuscular rays viewed when looking east during sunset over Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Cumulus congestus over the Pacific Ocean, spotted near Hualien, Taiwan
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