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Sky Awareness Week

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On October 4, 2004, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released a sheet (also known as a “pane”) of 15 cloud stamps. This event culminated a 15-year effort or nearly 25 percent of my lifetime at the time. To say that I was thrilled (cumulonimbus or cloud 9 on a scale of 1 to 9) would be a gross understatement. Like many of my professional colleagues, elementary teachers, and weather buffs, I am into clouds. They fascinate me through their sheer beauty, their constant transformations, and how they help foretell the weather. Thanks to digital photography, I routinely add at least 500 to 1000 images a month to my sky photo collection. Recent fun images include clouds the shape of cartoon character Underdog, a cloud in the shape of a Klingon bird of prey (Star Trek fans take note), numerous fair-weather funnel clouds, and even some pronounced Kelvin-Helmholtz waves in Maryland and south Florida (far away from mountainous regions).

To read more on Mike's blog post on Sky Awareness Week, click here:

H. Michael Mogil, CCM, CBM

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