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... centre ) Cumulonimbus capillatus , showing the characteristic anvil - shaped upper portion , or thunderhead . ( Top right ) Cumulonimbus mamma , a light - coloured cloud sheet that has hanging protuberances on the undersurface . ( Centre ) ...
... centre ) Cumulonimbus capillatus , showing the characteristic anvil - shaped upper portion , or thunderhead . ( Top right ) Cumulonimbus mamma , a light - coloured cloud sheet that has hanging protuberances on the undersurface . ( Centre ) ...
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... centre , centre right ) Bruce Coleman Inc. , ( top right below ) Jen & Des Bartlett , ( centre left ) E. Soothill , ( centre ) Eric Hosking , ( centre right ) Tony Deane , ( bottom left ) Douglas Faulkner , ( bottom right ) Leonard Lee ...
... centre , centre right ) Bruce Coleman Inc. , ( top right below ) Jen & Des Bartlett , ( centre left ) E. Soothill , ( centre ) Eric Hosking , ( centre right ) Tony Deane , ( bottom left ) Douglas Faulkner , ( bottom right ) Leonard Lee ...
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... centre of the Milky Way Galaxy . Unfortunately the nucleus of the system is not observable at the wavelengths of visible light , ultraviolet light , or soft X rays ( those of lower energy ) because of the heavy absorption by inter ...
... centre of the Milky Way Galaxy . Unfortunately the nucleus of the system is not observable at the wavelengths of visible light , ultraviolet light , or soft X rays ( those of lower energy ) because of the heavy absorption by inter ...
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