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Cirrocumulus Undulatus 02271bw

The late night sky presented these amazing ripples of clouds! They're obviously undulatus clouds. I'm fairly certain they are cirrocumulus undulatus clouds. Possibly cirrostratus undulatus.

 

Cirrocumulus clouds form from 16,000 to 30,000 feet, and these were likely towards the lower end. They are composed of supercooled water droplets suspended in the air. And form through the thermal dynamics of interaction between air layers of our mid-to-higher atmosphere.

 

Cirrocumulus undulatus can show long and repetitive patterns of waves, ripples, and/or bellows. The way they separated into tiny cotton puffs and dissipated makes me think they transformed into altocumulus in their late stage.

 

This one converted into black & white to emphasize texture and pattern. The waning gibbous Moon and Mars are prominently featured.

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Uploaded on August 8, 2020
Taken on August 9, 2020