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Mammatus cloud over York seen from my observatory, Tony Cook

Mammatus cloud over York seen from my observatory

Mammatus cloud over York seen from my observatory, Tony Cook

Mammatus cloud over York seen from my observatory

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I was finishing insulating my new observatory interior when I spotted this huge mammatus cloud hovering over the city of York directly to the east (27 miles - 43 Km). The pouches - "cows udders" - on the underside are formed from cold and wet sinking air marking the weakening of the storm cloud.

Date: Evening of 27th March 2016

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Mammatus cloud over York seen from my observatory, Tony Cook