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Wyoming is fly-over country as jets travel from coast to coast. When the upper atmosphere is colder and moister than usual, contrails (condensation trails) have an easier time forming.
Notice how the contrail is hidden by lower clouds but not by higher clouds.
A lengthy discussion about contrails can be downloaded for free from my co-authored eBook entitled: Wonders of the Atmosphere (page 306): www.stanrenaissanceman.com/BOOKS/WONDERS_ATMOSPHERE_BOOK.pdf
Picture of the day
Like a Genie from a Venetian Bottle, a giant thunderhead began to spread over Venice as we returned from Burano on the ferry. And yet it gave us no thunder or rain but it continued to swelter. Venice is in the distance on the left with the Island of Certosa, abandoned since 1960 but now coming back into use as a green space and marina, on the right.
Shot taken at dawn from the summit of Mount Rocciamelone (3.538 meters / 11,603 feet), Susa Valley, Italy.
Beneath this infinite sea of clouds lies the Susa Valley.
Caressed by the first sun rays, you can see the ridges of the Orsiera Natural Park, at the horizon well distinguishable the pyramid of Monte Viso.
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Edited USAF image of thunderstorms and a sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Source for original image.
Original caption: Thunderstorms and squalls are seen from the flight C-5B Galaxy above the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 14, 2014. The Air Force Reserve aircrew from the 312th Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, flying the aircraft was conducting a mobility channel mission, moving high-priority cargo and passengers among air bases in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)
I caught this magnificent Florida cloudscape during an airboat ride we took through the glades. The horses on the land are all rescue horses. They were malnourished, so the State brought them here where there is plenty of grass eat.
SUNSET ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Moody Winter Sky ~ Cottontop Cloudscape
South Florida ~ Palm Beach County, Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
*[Bought a new camera last week!! Love it!! Canon
EOS RP with a 24-240mm Lens, 24 megapixels
with nice full frame images. Seems easy to use
with nice sharp pics, and it is mirrorless! Fun!]
I'm always looking for unusual cloud patterns. Although this mid-level cloud is common, its structure is a bit different.
Middle and High Clouds are captured in this image as the sun created an iridescence nearby.
Picture of the day
I had an inkling that a walk up to Platform Peak for sunset might be the way to go judging by weather forecasts of incoming weather to end the hot and sunny March day. Indeed it was a hot grind up to the summit as I brought my heavy telephoto lens with me on the off chance. The balmy evening was so therapeutic as I sat on a big boulder snapping away as the sun immersed itself into this amazing formation of clouds. Virtually the whole effect is by the clouds themselves, the only land form are the two ridge lines at the bottom of the photo. The little bump in the middle is the 1250 metre high Mount Field West so that gives you an idea of the scale of the clouds.that form an amazing cloudscape on different layers. I love the top layer, almost like a hill with trees growing on it. Finally the scene dimmed and the brief action was over leaving me to find my way back out through the dark tracks back to my car.
Photo By Steve Bromley.