Fascinated by clouds (and inspired by Vivek's comment) I searched www.nationalgeographic.com for some rare cloud photos. This is what I found.


Rare cloud forms above Antarctica


Rare "rainbow" spotted over Idaho

Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060804-ice-cloud.html and http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060619-rainbow-fire.html.

August 7, 2006—For weeks, beautiful flows of lava on the slopes of the Phillipines' Mayon volcano have enraptured onlookers. Here, villagers and sightseers watch on August 1 as the volcano undergoes a mild eruption.


Photo by AP.

But it's far past time to leave.

The volcano sent six plumes of ash high into the air today, prompting officials to intensify eruption warnings and step up evacuations near the mountain, located in southern Luzon about 200 miles (325 kilometers) southeast of Manila (map of Philippines).

Saying an eruption is imminent, the government raised the alert for the 8,000-foot (2,500-meter) volcano to level four—the second-highest level—from level three.

Officials also extended the "danger zone" on the mountain's south side to 5 miles (8 kilometers) from 4.3 miles (7 kilometers).

Last week, the government deployed troops to help evacuate the sightseers. Now 35,000 villagers are being moved out, Gov. Fernando Gonzalez of Albay province told the Associated Press, and 20,000 more will be evacuated if a major eruption occurs.

Lava has been flowing down Mayon since July 14, but activity has strengthened in recent days. Volcanologists have detected 21 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes since early Sunday morning, the AP reported.

Famous for its near-perfect cone shape, Mayon is the Philippines' most active volcano, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. The mountain last erupted in 1993, killing more than 70 people.

—Aalok Mehta

Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060807-volcano.html

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This is what it looks like:

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Saw 1

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Saw 2

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Saw 3

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Saw 1

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Saw 2

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Saw 2

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Saw 3

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Saw 3

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I took these photos today evening. The view was wonderful from the terrace of my apartment. The sky was so colorful and dynamic today. The sun was dazzling-orange in color and on the other hand I had a view of the moon which was clear and bright white in color. Overall it was a wonderful evening, I enjoyed taking photos.

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Coconut tree evening.

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Dazzling-orange sun.

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Multi-colored clouds.

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Three colors - cloud.

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Yellow clouds.

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Tracks.

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4 Guns.

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Coconut sunset.

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6 Guns.

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White moon in blue sky.

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Clouds.

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More clouds.

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Pollutions.

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Sunset and reflection.

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Dynamic sunset with reflection.

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Water tank.

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Clouds and moon.

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Coconut tree.

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Local street.

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Moving towards the sun. I like the reflection on the string.

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Sunset.

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Moon moon.

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Clouds 9.

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BW pollution.

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Orangy sunset.

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These photos were taken by Piyush Bhagat. Good photos and subject. Piyush is a native of Jamshedpur, currently working in HCL, Calcutta. We are photo-blog-buddies.

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A lake near Science City, Kolkata.

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Reflection on water

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Log out-of-focus

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Reflection on water (with flash).

Note: I have edited these photos to enhance the color.