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An 'e' out of the remnants of contrails, spotted at sunrise over Klein-Linden, Gießen, Germany
'Cotton Candy' clouds with iridescence, spotted over Medford, Massachusetts, US
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Sunset with altocumulus clouds, with the shape reminding Carolyn of pince-nez glasses that were very popular in the late 19th century and early 20th century, spotted over Irvine, California, US
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A 'dragon fly' cloud is spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Stepping out of his door one day, Colin saw this vision of Great Britain painted in the sky: 'A line drawn down the length of a map of England and Scotland - the 400-mile road taken by architecture critic Ian Nairn, photographing whatever caught his eye.' (Gillian Darley) Colin spotted this revealing cumulus cloud over Leeds, England.
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Stratocumulus that looks like a hissing snake, spotted over Greenfield, California, US
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Feathers drifting across the sky, over Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat, near Barcelona, Spain
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A heart-shaped cloud spotted shortly before dusk from the Pompano Beach Pier, Pompano Beach, Florida, US
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A 'spinning top' spotted in the early morning over the Mission Mountain Range, near Charlo, Montana, US
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The spirit of the Concorde spotted over Conwy, North Wales
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A 'bird' cloud spotted over Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
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In a unique juxtaposition, Roger wondered if the barbed wire was there to protect walkers from this 'crocodile', spotted over Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England
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On an evening in the estuary, John glanced behind and saw this image, which looked like a wild stallion, spotted over Rogerstown Estuary, County Dublin, Ireland
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Stratus that Steven observed as appearing to be a nice, soft, inviting hammock draped between the shore cliffs, spotted in Southwest Greenland
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Signs of lacunosus that reminded Sabine of SpongeBob SquarePants, spotted over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Sunrise with a view of a cloud that John thought vaguely resembled the shape of Australia, spotted over Brisbane, Australia
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