Strange cloud formation

[Uplooker]

Just stepped outside to check the sky an was confronted by this very unusual cloud formation. Apols for the poor image as it was taken on my phone with a considerable amount of zoom, does not do it justice

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[JemC]

Saw exactly the same thing, had like a halo all around the edge of it, was quite a sight to see

[Peter Drew]

Lenticular cloud, not common in the UK. 

[Uplooker]

Your right Peter. It didn't last very long and the way the setting sun was illuminating it was changing rapidly. Am I right that the lenticular element is the cigar bit? It struck me as unusual as it looked like a "spear" going through a "smoke ring"

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[RWB]

Ian are you or are you not a member of the dastardly cloud appreciation society ???      

Still it does have a certain (perverse) attraction   

regards

          Robin

[Uplooker]

Hi Robin,

Ha,ha, your right, it is a bit perverse. I think it is a case that you sometimes need to admire your enemy [emoji12]

It was certainly something to behold

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[Beulah]

Clouds are fascinating and it's better to to make lemonade from lemons (hate that saying ) when we see them - they can be quite beautiful, sometimes...

I suspect the 'smoke ring' surrounding the lenticular cloud is fragmented contrails.

[LukeSkywatcher]

I also saw a lenticular the other evening. It had 2 "layers" on top of each other. Not as spectacular as it sounds and images show of them, but it certainly had the typical cigar shape to it.