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A glory, an optical phenomenon observed when gaining elevation, is seen when the sun is directly behind a person, as it casts a shadow on to a layer of cloud or mist. The glory is produced by cloud/water droplets reflecting, refracting, and diffracting sunlight. This classic example was spotted from Pigeon House Mountain / Didthul, Morton National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
After reaching the summit of Frenchmans Cap, Wayde was surrounded by clouds. After 20 minutes the clouds began to lift and clear. Then, as he began to descend, a horseshoe vortex appeared in his view, spotted from Frenchmans Cap, Tasmania, Australia.
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A vivid rainbow spotted over Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
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A fogbow and a glory, with the latter being a multicoloured ring around one's shadow, spotted during a morning walk in the fog, on Mount Painter, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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A solitary Kelvin-Helmholtz wave over Canberra, Australia.
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Crepuscular rays through fog, Cook Oval, Canberra, Australia.
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Anti-crepuscular rays over Rozelle Bay, Anzac Bridge, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW, Australia.
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A storm system over Canberra, Australia.
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A horseshoe vortex over Cook oval in Canberra, Australia.
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A Lunar halo over Canberra, Australia.
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A lower case i photobombs the sunset over Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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Two rainbow fish consider a nibble of the sun over Cook, ACT, Australia.
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A halo over Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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Caged congestus, the Bay of Gardens in Singapore.
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An energy filled sky over Wallabi Point, New South Wales, Australia.
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A circumzenithal arc over Canberra, Australia, US.
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