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Crosswire view of altocumulus clouds with some virga over Carlsbad, New Mexico, US.
Jellyfish of the sky, also known as Altocumulus clouds producing the evaporating precipitation trails known as virga, spotted drifting over Portland, Oregon, US.
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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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