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Here are the 10 basic clouds with examples from the Cloud Appreciation Society. Cirrus: Detached white clouds that appear patchy or in narrow bands.

It occurs due to the interaction of sunlight with tiny, hexagon ice crystals suspended in cirrostratus clouds high in the atmosphere, typically in the upper troposphere.

Check out this beautiful photo of nacreous clouds, also known as rainbow clouds, from southern Indiana. Here's how the phenomenon occurs.

Cirrostratus Cirrostratus clouds have a veil-like appearance that is nearly transparent. This can create a halo effect as the sun or moon shines through the ice crystals.

Meteorologists told PolitiFact that what the video narrator describes as "haze" is cirrostratus clouds, which are common high-based clouds associated with an approaching weather system.

The Cactus to Clouds ascent just outside Palm Springs, Calif., is grueling, but natural treasures, and a speedy trip down, await anyone who is up to the challenge.

Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about what’s going on in the atmosphere.

Though sun halos can happen year-round, they are especially noticeable in the winter when ice-filled cirrus clouds are more common.

Cirrostratus are thin, high-level clouds that are primarily comprised of ice crystals. These clouds can easily go unnoticed as they often don’t do much beyond creating a white haze across a blue ...