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A Cirrus duplicatus sky contains the high cloud Cirrus formed at more than one altitude. The duplicatus variety takes its name from the Latin for ‘repeated’. While Cirrus clouds usually appear thin and wispy, multiple layers create a canvas thick enough for the sort of deep-orange sunsets usually associated with lower, more opaque Altocumulus clouds. Edward Banister (Member 8,634) spotted this Cirrus duplicatus sunset from Crookham Village, Hampshire, England, where they’ve recently moved into a new house with ‘great big sky views’. It sounds as if the Cirrus might have helped them get to know their fellow residents. ‘The sunset brought us and our neighbours out to gawp,’ he told us.