Flying Jellyfish?

[GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU]

It serves me right for reading the thing occasionally but I couldn't help noticing this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=472650&in_page_id=1770

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/07_03/JellyFishCloudsSWNS_800x483.jpg


Does anyone think these are Altocumulus Castellanus?
The classic Alt Cu Cas looks like, albeit without the virga:

http://www.jflude.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=40#

Are they hybrids?

[hetfield]

What a great picture. Will use it as wallpaper on my laptop if you don't mind.

[dv8]

It looks like the Mail has Aug as Rare cloud month This is from Aug '06
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/08/cloudAP_228x152.jpg
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=398592&in_page_id=1811

[stator vane]

there were some beauts in the sky last night on the M25 from river clockwise to M23!

[Green Flash]

GBZ

Ac cas with virga alright. Note the wind shear. A bit like Roger Dean album artwork for Yes, eh? Nice pic.

[MrHorgy]

Stupid question maybe, but how do you tell there is windshear looking at those clouds? Is it the sideways deflection and where it is drawn down towards the ground?

Horgy