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Jellyfish of the sky, also known as Altocumulus clouds producing the evaporating precipitation trails known as virga, spotted drifting over Portland, Oregon, US.
Virga over Alamos, Mexico
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Altocumulus clouds or a phoenix flying into the sunset, depending on how you look at it, spotted over Santa Barbara, California, US.
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Virga over Battle Ground West, United States
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An unusual formation that we think is probably an arcus cloud feature, with virga falling behind it, from a Cumulus congestus, spotted over Antarctica.
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Virga trails over mount Teidi National Park, Tenerife.
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Virga trails over Rimrock, Arizona, US.
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A Centipede over Woodford Halse, Daventry, England.
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Virga trails over Wyee, north of Sydney, New South Wales Australia.
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Virga trails over Newcastle, Australia.
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Virga over Venice.
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Virga over Crawford, United States
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Virga over Malmo, Sweden
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Virga at sunrise over Enschede, Netherlands.
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Virga trails over Scotsdale, Western Australia.
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A sunset over Pacific Beach, California, US.
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