Clouds of the Day - August 21, 2020

There is a thin obscuration visible in the photos below. It is a hazy patch that partially obscured the altocumulus above it. It appears to be ice crystals precipitating below a clearing in the altocumulus. The clearing is most likely caused by the ice crystals from a jet engine exhaust seeding the altocumulus and causing the cloud to precipitate and dissipate.

Altocumulus with cirrus above and a thin obscuration below.

Altocumulus with thin obscuration below.

Altocumulus with Sun visible top right and thin obscuration visible left half.

Altocumulus with thin obscuration visible top left.

Cumulus bases with some fragments of cumulus

Altocumulus

Altocumulus