Lenticular Clouds Above Washington (APOD 2009 February 3)

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Lenticular Clouds Above Washington (APOD 2009 February 3)

Post by CloudyWeather » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:11 am

Geometry can be deceiving, but I think what we are seeing are linticular clouds from Mt. Rainier, the Goat Rocks, and Mt. Adams. Whichever, a nice photo.

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Lenticular Clouds Above Washington (APOD 2009 February 3)

Post by neufer » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:06 pm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090203.html
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lenticular clouds spawned by Mt Rainier

Post by ta152h0 » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:27 pm

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090203.html

I actually have seen these before. From the backyard of my house before my neighbor decided to let bushy trees grow in his yard and block the view. these things build up rapidly . Hate to be on top of Mt Rainier during those winds ( or not ? ). My secret wish for an Outer limits type of event is for some dudes in a UFO to bring photo albums with pictures of the area from thousands of years back. If they exist.
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Re: Lenticular Clouds Above Washington (APOD 2009 February 3

Post by okaloosajohn » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:57 pm

What about lenticular clouds makes them fit into the category of astronomy? Because they are in the sky?

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