5/17/2004: Twin cloud formations

Undertoad · 05-17-2004, 03:10 PM

This Earth Sci pic of the day selection is of cloud formations stacked atop the Omataco Mountains in Namibia, Africa.

Outstanding.

lumberjim · 05-17-2004, 03:22 PM

wow, man, it's like a cosmic reel to reel, with no tape.

jaguar · 05-17-2004, 03:23 PM

übercool.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-17-2004, 03:33 PM

Wow, strapless. Nice picture, UT. I wonder if those are termite mounds in the foreground?

tandr · 05-17-2004, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Wow, strapless. Nice picture, UT. I wonder if those are termite mounds in the foreground?

Yes, and these in background are too

sorry, couldn't resist

ladysycamore · 05-17-2004, 04:34 PM

Whoa...

Almost looks "not real", and yet...ah hell, it's still a cool ass pic.

MachineyBear · 05-17-2004, 05:06 PM

I always wondered what it would like like to see a giant marshmallow smushed against a mountain top.

Leah · 05-17-2004, 05:08 PM

Wow great picture. That's one place on my "to visit" list.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-17-2004, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tandr

Yes, and these in background are too

sorry, couldn't resist

Don't lie to me.

Nothing But Net · 05-17-2004, 08:44 PM

plthijinx · 05-17-2004, 10:35 PM

although these don't have the look i believe they're lenticular clouds. here is a little explanation on them. all i know is that in flight school they tell you to stay the hell away from them. high winds and extreme severe turbulance.

nioupy · 05-18-2004, 03:59 AM

it's wonderful. not only because of the clouds, but the scenery in itself is worth seeing...
I wanna go there !

tjennings · 05-18-2004, 09:09 AM

MMMM, Flaky Layers Biscuits. New diet, see food everywhere. Elf needs food, badly.

smithgr · 05-18-2004, 10:32 AM

Another cool cloud. Mt. Fuji?

chrisinhouston · 05-19-2004, 11:28 AM

Here is one that I shot while in Patagonia near the Torres del Payne National Park, must be something to do with clouds over high altitude mountains, but I'm no meteorologist!

05-17-2004, 03:10 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/17/2004: Twin cloud formations This Earth Sci pic of the day selection is of cloud formations stacked atop the Omataco Mountains in Namibia, Africa. Outstanding.

05-17-2004, 03:22 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	wow, man, it's like a cosmic reel to reel, with no tape. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-17-2004, 03:23 PM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	übercool. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-17-2004, 03:33 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wow, strapless. Nice picture, UT. I wonder if those are termite mounds in the foreground? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-17-2004, 04:34 PM	#6
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Whoa... Almost looks "not real", and yet...ah hell, it's still a cool ass pic. __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

05-17-2004, 05:06 PM	#7
MachineyBear Romantic Necromancer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 29	I always wondered what it would like like to see a giant marshmallow smushed against a mountain top.

05-17-2004, 05:08 PM	#8
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	Wow great picture. That's one place on my "to visit" list.

05-17-2004, 08:44 PM	#10
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	I always knew these guys would show up someday <img src="http://uncleodiescollectibles.com/img_lib/Invaders%20Photo%2001%20New.jpg">

05-17-2004, 10:35 PM	#11
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	although these don't have the look i believe they're lenticular clouds. here is a little explanation on them. all i know is that in flight school they tell you to stay the hell away from them. high winds and extreme severe turbulance. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

05-18-2004, 03:59 AM	#12
nioupy Rapscallion Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5	it's wonderful. not only because of the clouds, but the scenery in itself is worth seeing... I wanna go there !

05-18-2004, 09:09 AM	#13
tjennings Belt Conveyor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sioux City, IA Posts: 66	MMMM, Flaky Layers Biscuits. New diet, see food everywhere. Elf needs food, badly. __________________ No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962)

05-18-2004, 10:32 AM	#14
smithgr Aggregate Aggravator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kettering OH, USA Posts: 17	Another cool cloud. Mt. Fuji?

05-19-2004, 11:28 AM	#15
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Here is one that I shot while in Patagonia near the Torres del Payne National Park, must be something to do with clouds over high altitude mountains, but I'm no meteorologist! Attached Images

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