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by owlice Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:42 pm
... and you are welcome to post images you think are cool, too!
I came across this lenticular cloud image a while back.
The Cloud Appreciation Society © Gianandrea Sandri/Roberto Cavallini[/i]
Isn't that a great image? I wish I'd been there to see it myself!!
ETA: bystander!
(Thanks!)
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by owlice Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:09 pm
This is good, too -- a vivid corona:
The Cloud Appreciation Society © Andrew Lautin[/i]
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by owlice Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:10 pm
And this one's for Rob; it's a "Dorset doughnut."
The Cloud Appreciation Society © Sally Atkins[/i]
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by rstevenson Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:25 pm
What a very annoying site that is -- the cloud appreciation society, that is. If you Google it and get there, you'll find that they still won't show you individual images; you have to start their slide-show app instead. And then you'll discover that clicking an image is the only way to progress the slides -- backwards, no matter where you click the slide. But I did finally see the doughnut, though why Dorset should be blamed for it, I'm not sure.
Rob
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by owlice Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:41 pm
Cool Brocken spectre image from NOAO:
NOAO: Brocken Spectre (and Glory) A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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by bystander Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:22 pm
rstevenson wrote: though why Dorset should be blamed for it, I'm not sure.
The formation was photographed by several cloudspotters, over
Dorset , U.K.
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by owlice Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:51 pm
Dorset likely wants the credit for it!
This is cool, too; I suppose this is a fallstreak (or punch hole) cloud.
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by mexhunter Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:23 pm
Hi owlice:
Two others, in the skies of my city.
Grettings
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by owlice Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:26 pm
Thanks, Cesar! I recognize the second as mammatus clouds; is the first cumulonimbus?Edited to fix typo
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by mexhunter Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:33 pm
Hi Owlice:
I come to learn and to have fun.
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by Ann Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:56 pm
Owlice, they are called mammatus clouds, literally "breast clouds"!
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by owlice Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:04 am
Ann, yes, I know; just a typo on my part. Shouldn't track down car parts by phone and post at the same time!
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by bystander Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:58 am
owlice wrote: Dorset likely wants the credit for it!
This is cool, too; I suppose this is a fallstreak (or punch hole) cloud.
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by geckzilla Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:16 am
Just call me "geck" because "zilla" is like a last name.
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by owlice Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:56 pm
Dang, bystander, I was scooped... last year!!
(Thanks for the link!)
geckzilla, thanks for the BBC4 program(me); comes in very handy for me!
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(Thanks for the link!)