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Peter Lowenstein
Mutare, Zimbabwe

12/14/2022
06:07 pm

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Hand-held Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in sunset mode.

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Image size reduction only.

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Sunset Cumulus with Iridescent Pileus.
Late afternoon on 14th December a dark cumulus cloud in front of the setting Sun formed a bright lenticular reflective pileus cap which became striated and displayed iridescence. This quickly faded as the Sun went down.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!