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Helio C. Vital
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
02/13/2024
04:35 pm
04:35 pm
Nikon CoolPix P900 camera
PhotoScape used to adjust brightness and sharpness.
The photo shows a prominent Pileus cloud on a Cumulus congestus formation. It is created as air quickly rises inside a Cumulus cloud and condenses at its top, yielding a smooth umbrella shape. It lasted for some 5 minutes and then it suddenly collapsed, being swallowed by the mother cloud.
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