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Stacked Lenticular Clouds

IMAGE INFORMATION: Image Courtesy:Stan Celestian Summary Authors:Stan Celestian; Jim Foster Description: The photo above showing a striking, stacked lenticular cloud(Altocumulus lenticularis) was taken near Waddell, Arizona. Lenticular clouds are a type of wave cloud that form when a layer of air near the surface is lifted and cools. This usually happens because of orographic lifting

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Rainbow Bands of Airglow in Gravity Waves above Pico Island

Rainbow Bands of Airglow in Gravity Waves above Pico Island

IMAGE INFORMATION: Image Courtesy:Miguel Claro Summary Authors:Miguel Claro; Jim Foster Description: During a climbto Pico Mountain, the highest mountain of Portugal(7,713ft or 2351 m), on Pico Island of the Azores Islands, I stopped to take in the view and photograph a portion of the Milky Way. Note the strange rainbow bands of airglow above the

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Lenticular Display Over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

IMAGE INFORMATION: Image Courtesy: Richard H. Hahn Location: Photo taken at 5:02 p.m.Estes Park, Colorado Coordinates: 40.372778, -105.519167 Summary Author: Richard H. Hahn; Jim Foster Description: The photo above showing a phenomenal display of lenticular clouds was observed near Estes Park, Colorado on the evening of January 5, 2012. I was on the south side

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