skip to main content

May the cumulus be with you

Witness an intriguing cloud sighting at Vancouver airport shared by Michael Lonergan—perfect for enthusiasts of whimsical weather.

Written byPhil Plait
| 1 min read
Follow on GoogleGoogle News Preferred Source
Placeholder image

Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news

Sign Up

Taking pictures at a Vancouver airport long-time BABloggee Michael Lonergan was, when spotted this odd cloud he did.

Placeholder image showing Earth from space with an alert icon and the message ‘This image is no longer available.’

When 30,000 feet you reach, look as good you will not. Too bad this didn't come out on May the 4th. Of course, the dark side clouds everything...

Meet the Author

Related Topics

More on Discover
a collection of images from this week's top stories

The World's Oldest Mummies, the Spread of a Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba, and a Manhattan-Sized Iceberg Breaks Off a Greenland Glacier

Paranthropus skull in museum lab

The Human Family Tree May Need an Update — Here's Why

piece of pottery with an animal face

This 3,000-Year-Old Pottery May Have Been One of History's First Brands

Mummified remains in a museum

The Chinchorro People of the Atacama Desert Made the World's Oldest Mummies Using a Highly Complex Process 

wild sooty mangabey monkey at the base of a tree

Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Chimpanzees May Have Been a Skilled Tree Climber

ancient humanoid leg bone

Submerged Leg Bones Suggest Denisovans May Have Stood Much Taller Than Other Hominins in Asia

Bayeux Tapestry

A Pope's Lost Letter Could Change How We Understand the Battle of Hastings

Fragments of Homo antecessor skull

New Fossils From Spain's Gran Dolina Cave Reveal Ancient Cannibalism and New Clues About Homo antecessor

various gold jewels and artifacts

First Ancient DNA Analysis of the Iron Age Golden Man Suggests Elite Status Was Passed Down Through Family Lines

Viking ship carved into a cliff

Ancient Boat Carvings Suggest Bronze Age Europe Was More Connected Than We Thought

Tall and grassy Merlin or Marlborough Mound

Marlborough Mound Is the Second-Largest Neolithic Structure in Britain — and Legend Claims It Contains Merlin's Bones

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

The "Dig of the Century" at Notre-Dame Is Revealing 2,000 Years of Parisian History

Stay Curious

JoinOur List

Sign up for our weekly science updates

View our Privacy Policy

SubscribeTo The Magazine

Save up to 40% off the cover price when you subscribe to Discover magazine.

Subscribe