Clockwise spiraling stratospheric cloud formation spanning 75-degrees of sky over Rockwall, Texas at 7:30pm looking west.
Taken by Max Corneau on April 23, 2014 @
Rockwall, TX
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Camera Used: Apple iPhone 5
Exposure Time: 1/1004
Aperture: f/2.4
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2014:04:23 20:16:51
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As a pilot, unusual clouds capture my attention. I was in our front yard looking west toward zenith and saw a strange meso-scale cloud formation rotating. Ultimately, the formation spun into something that resembled a galaxy, specifically M101.
Photographer's website:
http://www.astrodad.com
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