Satellites: NOAA-15 and NOAA-17, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

Early morning shadows illuminate Virginia
The low-angle sun of the early morning makes for interesting contrasts.
The Appalachian Mountains really stand out, while the heights of the clouds are emphasized.
In northern Kentucky and western Ohio, the linear features are not regular clouds but jet contrails condensing into ice crystals (just like regular clouds) in the cold air.
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