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The first ever Cloudspotting Detroit bike tour took place in the early evening on July 27, 2011. Participants rode from the Wheelhouse (www.wheelhousedetroit.com) located on the Detroit River north to the Fisher building to check out the Detroit skyline from the 22nd floor. The sky was overcast with Stratocumulus clouds but that didn’t stop us from marveling at the view. On our bike ride we stopped at various manhole covers to learn about Detroit’s massive underground network of steam tunnels housing man-made clouds. Cloudspotters learned to differentiate “wafting” steam clouds from billowing more aggressive clouds which signify a close proximity to the city’s water pipes. 
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The web cam is currently on sabbatical from the usual Fisher Building location. The current view shows the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair in the distance, Windsor, Canada on the right and downtown Detroit, Michigan on the left.
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I recently saw a great cloud show on a trip to Denver. It started with a very dramatic dark sky just before a thunderstorm and ended with these impressive Mammatus clouds. The clouds are named after the Latin word mamma meaning “udder” or “breast”. They form on the underside of various cloud types especially Cumulonimbus and are a result of reverse convection. Warm humid air falls and some of the water vapor mixes with cooler air forming hanging pouches.
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Seeds from a nearby Cottonwood Tree are easily airborne and give the appearance that it is snowing.
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These maple seeds will spin with the slightest breeze (see the image to the right of the blog header). I have shortened the stems and placed them in hollow metal tubes. If winds are gusting over 15 mph they will lift out of the tubes and spin into the air with the anticipation of finding fertile ground in which to take root.
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