Cloudspotting for Beginners

Georgia Cloudspotters

A cloudspotting expert shows you how to identify different clouds in the sky and what they mean for weather and the earth's atmosphere.

Fernbank Science Center

Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, takes you on an illustrated tour of the sky. With stunning photos, nature lovers of all ages will learn how to recognize many of the varied and beautiful cloud formations, from the fair-weather cotton tufts of cumulus to the featherlike rain-predicting cirrus. Gavin also explains: <ul><li>Why clouds look the way they do</li><li>How clouds reveal the invisible movements of our atmosphere.</li></ul>Following Gavin's presentation, his books will be available for purchase and signing, and Fernbank Science Center will debut "The New Force 5" full-dome planetarium show.Image above: Altocumulus lenticularis at sunset spotted over the Grand Canyon, Arizona, US by John Bigelow Taylor (Member 42,972)

A poodle lost in thought sits over Torrance County, New Mexico, US. Spotted by Richard Spellenberger, member of the Cloud Appreciation Society.

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