Weather 2006 Pictures


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Photos November and December 2006


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Sunset at Lasham airfield with very faint sun pillar. Cloudscape behind a shower cloud a little before sunset. Cirrus / Virga / Shower cloud lit up by setting sun.

Photos June 2006


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Some clouds displaying signs of wave influence. Pileus capped cumulus clouds.

Photos March and April 2006


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Spectacular sunset in the English Channel. Another spectacular sunset in Caen, France. Towering cumulus cloud just off the coast of France near Caen. A distrail in the thin upper layer of cloud.

Photos February 2006


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Decaying cumulus cloud lookalikes. Stick insect / sausage dog and a beatle??? Passing wisp of cirrus displaying iridescence. More decaying cumulus cloud lookalikes. A sprite riding a serpent jumping over the trees, a snail / fat serpent??? and a monster waving.

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More decaying cumulus cloud lookalikes. A centaur being speared by a contrail, a bird of prey / dragon attacking a victim and a whale pouncing on krill??? A decaying cumulus cloud silhouetted by the sun. A snow shower starting to form. Is that a lady figure lying down under it? :O

Photos January 2006


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Approaching sunset after a rare soarable winter's day at Lasham airfield. Some time after sunset I spotted a sun pillar. Shame I couldn't get a steady shot before it vanished. Some impressive northerly wave effects early one morning in Kenton. Looking North and Northeast.

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Ice on Barnhill lakes distorting reflections of surrounding trees. A varied cloudscape. Stratus on the horizon with cirrostratus and cirrus above it, and small wispy cumulus locally. Low sun highlighting mid level instability in the form of altocumulus building from a broken altostratus layer.