Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations

More Incredible and Fascinating Clouds

...that make our sky worthy to look at from time to time (those who only look at the computermonitor, take note). Here is an extremely strong thunderstorm cloud that brewed over northwest Calgary:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(images credit: D'Arcy Norman)

Another supercell cloud in Alberta skies, this time over Edmonton:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Greg)

'shrooms:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Cloud Appreciation Society)

Another cloud "wave", similar to the one over South Dakota Badlands (see here):

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Barry Slade)

Roll clouds... get into a small plane and start "surfing" them! -

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Russell White)

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Dan Bush)

A Cloud Angel -

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(sent in by Dave)

Two light-sabers get crossed in the sky:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Olga Olgert)

A fire-breathing rabbit-dragon, and a fantastic cloud edge:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(original unknown)

A "genie", coming out of a bottle:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Raoul Pop)

Spectacular lenticulars in the morning light... and a whole "pancake" stack of them, over at Mount Rainier in Washington:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Arco Images, Alamy, National Geographic)


Stormy:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image via)

An interesting rainbow effect:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(original unknown)

Nacreous clouds - good page about them, with lots of info:

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations
(image credit: Atmospheric Optics)

Prepare to get squashed, Earthlings! -

Incredible and Fascinating Cloud Formations

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