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Cirrostratus
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Tag(s) | Cloud Formations |
Cirrostratus (Cs)
Description
High level, uniform layer of thin white cloud.
Characteristics
Viewed from below the cloud, the sun and moon may be seen to have a bright halo with a red tinge to the edge.
Because of the high altitude, and therefore low temperature, cirrostratus clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water particles.