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Valentine's Day: Love is in the air

5 February 2009

Clouds never cease to amaze, and these heart-shaped clouds don’t disappoint…

Heart cloud

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There are actually two clouds at different altitudes here: a high altitude cirrus cloud on the left, and an altocumulus cloud on the right. Between the two you may be able to make out a hazy patch, which may be a shower of ice crystals.

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Heart cloud

by Tim Grimshaw

Tim spotted this cloud hovering over the M40 motorway, near Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.

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Heart of clouds

by Angelo Storari, from Ancona in Italy

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The sky has a big heart

by Fabio Della Pietra

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Lonely heart cloud

by Adelino Silva

This photograph was taken Vila Verde, near Braga, Portugal.

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Hiding heart

by J Hud

This photograph was taken in Fort Myers, Florida, US.

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Blue Heart

by Azhy Hasan, from Iraqi Kurdistan

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