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Puzzle for 04/08/15


Amazing Photos and wonderful lesson in weather. Asperatus Clouds were only classified in 2009. As a result, we know little about them other than the fact that they look amazing.



Asperatus Clouds


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/09/15


Amazing Photos and wonderful lesson in weather. The Belt of Venus is a pink glowing arch seen across the sky when the shadow of the Earth’s translucent atmosphere casts a shadow back upon itself.



Belt of Venus


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/10/15


Brinicles are the underwater equivalent of icicles.They form beneath ice when a flow of saline water is introduced to ocean water.



Brinicle


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/11/15


At the mouth of the Catatumbo River in Venezuela, a very unique mass of storm clouds swirl, creating the rare spectacle known as Catatumbo lightning. The storm occurs up to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and 280 times an hour



Catatumbo Lightning


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/12/15



White Rainbows: These rainbows form in fog, rather than rain. The condensation reflects little light, and as a result, the rainbow is made up of very weak colors – like white – rather than the vibrant colors of a traditional rainbow




White Rainbows


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/13/15



Fire Rainbows are formed by light reflecting from ice crystals in high level clouds.The halos are so large, they often

appear parallel to the horizon.



Fire Rainbows


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/14/15



A glory is an optical phenomenon, similar to a rainbow, that resembles a halo.It occurs when light tunnels through air inside rain droplets and emit the light backwards. Yes, that’s as crazy as it sounds


Glory


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/15/15



Lenticular clouds are lens-shaped clouds that form when moist air flows over a mountain and piles into large and layered clouds. Due to their strange shape, these clouds are often mistaken for UFOs



Lenticular Clouds


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[RB2D2]

Puzzle for 04/16/15



Frost flowers are formed when sap in the stem of plants freezes and expands, cracking the stem. Water then draws through the cracks and freezes upon contact with the air, eventually forming exquisite patterns.



Frost Flowers


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[Ranger R61]

really neat