Clouds
- 1 July 2011 20:57112817interesting sky tonight, my neighbour reckons that the formation in the first pic is "stratus", does anyone know this to be true?
- 1 July 2011 21:28112821In both pictures the upper clouds are cirrus, the lower are rather ragged cumulus. Plus a few vapour trails of course!I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
- 1 July 2011 23:42112835Was a great sun dog this evening too
Been nice knowing you :) - 2 July 2011 00:08112838No no no, Looking at the shape it was definitely stratus quo.
Perhaps another forumite may be able to help us.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet. - 2 July 2011 00:53112844As Peter says the first picture is definitely cirrus clouds, high altitude and composed of ice crystals. It must have been sunlight bent through these crystals that caused the stunning sundog Paul and myself saw earlier this evening.
Stratus clouds are very low and usually rain-bearing, very different. - 16 October 2011 17:40131771took these about 3 p.m. quite fascinating as one takes some kind of human form.
do these come under any particular heading?
- 16 October 2011 17:50131776Are any of you members of the Cloud Appreciation Society? Google it.........
- 16 October 2011 17:58131779Yes Bern. Sadly (?) I'm member 17564 - you even get a little certificate to frame! I wonder if Gavin Pretor-Pinney, the founder, ever managed to get his stunning cloud type officially recognised as a new 'species'?
Amazing images of it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8076000/8076805.stm - 16 October 2011 17:59131781Hurrah! A fellow cloud worshipper!!!!
- 16 October 2011 18:00131782so what is the one pictured then phil?
- 16 October 2011 18:11131788Gawd, I'm no expert but these look like Cirrus to me, very high and composed of ice crystals. Sometimes these are man-made and are formed from aircraft contrails. I'm not sure if that's what we are looking at here though.
- 16 October 2011 18:31131790You cannot be cirrus man!
- 16 October 2011 20:24131812I snapped an trumpet blowing angel in a cloud last week
- 17 October 2011 07:32131828We could become Cruids and worship the clouds.
....I do not think that is punishable yet................... 
It the old adage still correct.....Red Sky at Night.....Shepherds Delight
Because there have been some stunning colours with the beautiful clouds in the evenings lately....
Beyond the Grounds of Elms Vale and beyond have been particular wonderful.... - 17 October 2011 17:58131943Some lovely pictures there of our ever changing skies
- 17 October 2011 18:30131951Fascinating pix above and what fabulous skies we are having all week
Phil, I love it when you talk Science - 17 October 2011 18:50131957couldn't agree more colette phil is our science and nature guru.
just wish he would post more on these subjects but prefers to hide his light under a bushel. - 17 October 2011 20:22131967Phil has more hidden talents I'm sure Howard, he should come out from under that Bushel more often.
I wandered lonely as a cloud,
That floats on high o'er vales and hills....
- 17 October 2011 23:35131978Just thought this was good
- 18 October 2011 09:42131987How would we describe this lot ..... Neopolitan ice cream ??
