This is a typical cirrus cloud with feather or fibre like formations, giving its name fibratus. They seldom cover the sky and the sun will shine through. You can really see the height, being the highest 'normal' cloud in the sky.

Mixed fibratus and uncinus where the fibratus formation is dominating. Compare the uncinus pic from the same location on the uncinus page.

The white dot in the middle is actually the moon.

The fibratus here is wide spread and covers most parts of the sky.

Some of the cirrus clouds on this picture are actually shaped as the uncinus (see next page). Most of them, however, are the normal fibratus. Beautiful evening sky, by the way, over one of the biggest cities in the world.

The African sky so often has a magical touch to it. Here is the common fibratus cloud in magnificent colour-display in the sunset.

A typical fibratus formation, feathery and thin.