These clouds, called "Van Gogh" clouds, are said to be the inspiration behind Van Gogh's Starry Night masterpiece.
For a moment, yesterday, June Grønseth was transported from her home in Lofoten, Norway, into the realm of Vincent van Gogh. "I looked out the wndow and saw some really big Kelvin-Helmoltz waves passing by," she says.
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