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Edvard Munch and Nacreous Clouds

Did Edvard Munch paint nacreous clouds? The hypothesis was put forward by Norwegian scientists at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna this spring (2017.) The long-held assumption is that the vividly colored sky in The Scream (1893) is … Continue reading

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Asperatus

Cloud of the Day – Asperatus Asperatus, also known as undulatus asperatus and altocumulus undulatus asperatus, is biblical. It’s the kind of cloud that makes people think that the world might be at the mercy of supernatural forces. They might … Continue reading

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Corona

All images, except where noted, credit Wiebke Salzmann CC-BY-SA. Click images for larger versions. Cloud of the Day – Corona Here is a meteorological phenomenon that is often misnamed “halo.” A corona is similar to a halo in that they … Continue reading

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