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Gale force winds accompanied by a cap cloud, which is a form of pileus, characterized by a smooth, almost lenticular-like appearance on top of a cumuliform tower and/or an isolated mountain peak, as seen here over the Faroe Islands.
Remnants of a dissipating storm system over the Philippine Sea
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A mixed sky at sunset, as seen from 36,000 feet above the ground, on a flight that was traversing across southern Japan
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Reflections of cumulus on the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus spotted over Mt. Batur, a volcano on the island of Bali, Indonesia
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While waiting for his flight at Hong Kong's International Airport, this framed view of a cumulus cloud seemed like a cartoonist's "thought bubble" coming out of the dormant volcano, wherein Steven wondered what it was thinking. This view was captured from inside the Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong.
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A storm system with signs of lacunosus over Denver, Colorado, US
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Virga at sunset over California, US
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Reflections of fog in Southeast Alaska, US
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Virga at sunset over California, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Svalbard, Norway
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A dissipating storm system over the Nile River, Egypt
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Sunrise from Cadillac Mountain, the first place where the sun's rays hit the United States during the summer months, is located in Acadia National Park, Maine, US.
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Altocumulus undulatus at sunset over Denver, Colorado, US
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A dissipating storm near Milan, Italy
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Stratocumulus undulatus over Buonconsiglio Castle, Trento, Italy
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