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Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Cirrocumulus Stratiformis

These assorted Cirrocumulus clouds - including, I think, a field of Cirrocumulus Stratiformis - hove into view late one evening in mid-summer 2012.

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Their intricate patterns stood out nicely against the gradually darkening sky, and, although it had not yet set, the sun's low position in the sky (off beyond the bottom right of the picture) created some pleasing uplighting that helped to show off some of the clouds' more delicate features.

The formation covered much of the sky, beyond the area shown here, and changed greatly over the half hour or so that I was watching. Naturally, I took several more picture, which might find their way into future posts.