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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- A Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset
NASA ^
| August 28, 2013
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 08/28/2013 3:43:38 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: What type of cloud is that? This retreating cumulonimbus cloud, more commonly called a thundercloud, is somewhat unusual as it contains the unusual bumpiness of a mammatus cloud on the near end, while simultaneously producing falling rain on the far end. Taken in mid-June in southern Alberta, Canada, the cloud is moving to the east, into the distance, as the sun sets in the west, behind the camera. In the above image, graphic sunset colors cross the sky to give the already photogenic cloud striking orange and pink hues. A darkening blue sky covers the background. Further in the distance, a rising, waxing, gibbous moon is visible on the far right.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: alberta; apod; astronomy; canada; science
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posted on
08/28/2013 3:43:39 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
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posted on
08/28/2013 3:44:07 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
To: SunkenCiv
Outstanding!
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."_____Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - 28 August 2013
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posted on
08/28/2013 4:26:57 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Dr. King wanted a nation where negroes were on equal ground with all other races.
He wanted to do this peacefully. Therefore he was killed violently and publicly.
Jesse Jackson (a CIA spook) was named to take his place.
How unfortunate MLK’s children had to grow up in a world shaped by Jackson. However, tons of money keeps the MLK family quiet and happy.
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posted on
08/28/2013 5:53:05 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/28/2013 7:02:02 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/28/2013 8:34:38 AM PDT
by
kitkat
(STORM THE HEAVENS WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/28/2013 8:34:38 AM PDT
by
kitkat
(STORM THE HEAVENS WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY)
To: SunkenCiv
It reminds me of the first time I saw the Southwest sky. This coast-raised guy didn’t know what Big Sky was until then.
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posted on
08/28/2013 11:11:41 AM PDT
by
tanuki
(Left-wing Revolution: show biz for boring people.)
To: SunkenCiv
Awesome image!
Never heard of a mammatus cloud before .... here's another striking example of one from the Wiki page:
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posted on
08/28/2013 1:11:45 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Humpday APOD Bump)
To: mikrofon
Cloudy with a chance of Rocky Mountain Oysters???
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posted on
08/28/2013 1:13:33 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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