Talk:Altocumulus cloud

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I've brought together some images from other spots on Wikipedia, but now I am wondering whether some of them might not be cirrocumulus. It is difficult to judge the height of the clouds from the pictures alone. -- Solipsist 15:01, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Mistaken for UFOs

I've heard that altocumulus clouds form dramatic "flying saucer" shapes and can be mistaken for UFOs. Should this be entered?

Altocumulus can form lying saucer shapes, but that is a special type of altocumulus called a Lenticular cloud (Altocumulus Lenticularis). They are formed on the lee side of mountains. --The High Fin Sperm Whale (talk) 17:51, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

what are they formed from? droplets? ice? what? 41.243.185.32 21:23, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would expect that they are formed from water droplets due to their height and appearance, but I'm not sure. --The High Fin Sperm Whale (talk) 17:51, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Precipitation cloud?

The cloud infobox says it is not a precipitation cloud, but File:Virga 05.jpg shows Altocumulus virga. But isn't virga a form of precipitation? --The High Fin Sperm Whale (talk) 23:08, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Altocumulus floccus not mentioned in main text

In the text, only four species are mentioned, and Altocumulus floccus has been omitted. However, this species of cloud has been mentioned in the infobox, where five species are named. Search in Google Scholar and Google Books reveals enough reliable sources going back many years that have A. floccus as a recognised species of Altocumuls cluds. This needs to be included in the main text. Ashwin Baindur (User:AshLin) (talk) 11:42, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gallery

The gallery on the page is being disputed by me and @Ewulp. Since I don't want to be engaged in an edit war, can you suggest anything helpful so that both parties are satisfied. 📖 (💬/📜) 22:30, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm puzzled as to why you think it is unacceptable for the article to include a few images of the various types of altocumulus cloud. A reader who, e.g., reads in the text that "Altocumulus lenticularis (Ac len lenticular cloud) is a lens-shaped middle cloud which can resemble flying saucers" may be skeptical, as this is not easy to visualize; the jpg provides a persuasive illustration. The writing in the "Subtypes" section is rather technical and may not be intelligible or enlightening to nonspecialists, who may find the images helpful.

I've trimmed two images that were fairly redundant but I don't agree with the elimination of the entire gallery. Wikipedia's Featured Articles are those that have been deemed to meet our highest standards and can serve as models, and FA articles on other meteorological and natural science subjects typically include more than a single image: see Eye (cyclone), Cirrus cloud, Elephant, Raccoon, Common blackbird, Jaguar, etc. Ewulp (talk) 02:51, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]