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.
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.
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:51 pm
by owlice
Dorset likely wants the credit for it!
This is cool, too; I suppose this is a fallstreak (or punch hole) cloud.
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:23 pm
by mexhunter
Hi owlice:
Two others, in the skies of my city.
Grettings
Cesar
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:26 pm
by owlice
Thanks, Cesar! I recognize the second as mammatus clouds; is the first cumulonimbus?
Edited to fix typo
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:33 pm
by mexhunter
Hi Owlice:
Yes, first is a Cumulonimbus.
I took two photographs the same day, only a few minutes between them.
All this just two weeks before Hurricane Alex came to town.
Regards
Cesar
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:56 pm
by Ann
Owlice, they are called mammatus clouds, literally "breast clouds"!
I, too, wish I had seen many of the clouds posted here, particularly that red-rimmed UFO-look-a-like lenticular cloud!
Ann
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:04 am
by owlice
Ann, yes, I know; just a typo on my part. Shouldn't track down car parts by phone and post at the same time!
Re: I think this is cool so I'm posting it...
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:58 am
by bystander
owlice wrote:Dorset likely wants the credit for it!
This is cool, too; I suppose this is a fallstreak (or punch hole) cloud.