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In Pictures: Rainbow clouds captured on camera in the south

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麻豆官网首页入口 Weather Watcher Goring photographer captured the rarely seen clouds over Goring, Oxfordshire

Rainbow-coloured clouds have been spotted in the skies above Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

The phenomenon - called nacreous clouds - have shimmering colours that tend to be most visible at sunrise or sunset.

The clouds, , form far above our normal clouds at heights of 20km (68,500 ft) - 30km (100,000 ft).

Here are some pictures of the clouds captured by 麻豆官网首页入口 Weather Watchers.

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The vivid clouds over the Dorchester bypass in Oxfordshire

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麻豆官网首页入口 Weather Watcher johnp snapped the rainbow-coloured clouds over West Hanney

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The spectacular sight taken from Toot Balden

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The clouds seen here over Headington form far above our normal clouds at heights of 20km

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The cloud seen from Radcliffe Square, Oxford

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Over Compton, West Berkshire captured by 麻豆官网首页入口 Weather Watcher Chlo

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A beautiful rainbow cloud seen above Didcot

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