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One of those "STOP THE CAR" moments when the clouds piled up from the top of the fell looking like fire just before sunset, as we drove back past Loweswater. There is detail in the land, though it doesn't show at this size
Interesting clouds during early morning in São Paulo. I don't like very much this yellow cast, but the pattern of clouds is amazing anyway.
Nikon D5100 + Nikkor 70-300mm VR
I noticed these amazing clouds as they floated by a field of recently cut grain and knew I had to stop.
On the right you will find the Magellan Clouds. The Small Magellan Cloud on the top and the Large Magellan Cloud below.
These "clouds" are actually small irregular galaxies orbiting around the Milky Way each cloud contains millions and millions of stars.
They can be seen with the naked eye from a dark location from the South Hemisphere.
If you look carefully you will see the great globular Cluster 47 Tucanae just next to the small Magellan Cloud and you will see a bright spot on the lower right of the Big Magellan Cloud, that's the Tarantula nebula a star nursery.
The little domes of light at the horizon are produced by light pollution from distant towns.
Taken at the hills of Azul, Argentina.