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Posts tagged ‘Clouds’

LIghtning over Burj Al Arab

May 19, 2011

LIghtning

LIghtning storm over the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

Cloudscape sky

May 17, 2011

Clouds

Cloudscape sky. Sunset in Italy

El Cielo de Canarias

May 14, 2011

Canary sky – Scenes taken from Tenerife, more than 2,000 meters above sea level and over a year to capture all possible shades, clouds, stars, colors from a unique landscape and from one of the best skies on the planet.
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Halo on Svalbard archipelago

April 29, 2011

Halo Halo, also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole, which is an optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals in cirrus clouds high in the upper troposphere.
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The Water Planet

April 27, 2011

EarthViewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid and frozen form, it covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. It fills the sky with clouds. Water is practically everywhere on Earth, from inside the planet’s rocky crust to inside the cells of the human body.
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Sunsets Skylines

April 25, 2011

SunsetThese opposing skylines, one a solid silhouette the other vaporous but vividly hued, were observed from the balcony of my home in Turin, Italy on January 13, 2011. Photographer: Piero Armando
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Double rainbow and lighting

April 21, 2011

rainbow + thunder

A double rainbow and lighting!

 

 

Sunset above Isla Verde

April 14, 2011

SunsetSunset above Isla Verde, Puerto Rico

Red skies before sunset

April 12, 2011

cloudsRed lenticular clouds catch the last rays of the sun during winter.

Cordillera Huayhuash, Peruvian Andes

April 11, 2011

Cordillera Huayhuash

This image photographed by an Expedition 17 crew member on the International Space Station, was taken looking east as the station was flying approximately 100 kilometers off the Peruvian coast and shows Cordillera Huayhuash (pronounced Why-wash). Image credit NASA
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