What does the Cloud Appreciation Society do?
The Cloud Appreciation Society is a society founded by Gavin Pretor-Pinney from the United Kingdom in January 2005. The society aims to foster understanding and appreciation of clouds, and has over 50,000 members from 120 countries, as of March 2020.
How many members are in the Cloud Appreciation Society?
Our society was launched in 2005 by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Member 0001, to bring together people who love the sky. We have members in 120 countries around the world, all united in the belief that clouds are the most dynamic, evocative and poetic aspect of nature. Read our manifesto to see what we stand for.
What is cloud gazing?
Cloud-gazing, Pretor-Pinney says, is a way of “being an explorer of the sky, where you don't have to leave your lockdown space.” The only souvenirs you'll have will be photos and memories, but in a lonely, uncertain time, it helps to have a little perspective, and see things bigger than us, indifferent to us, he adds: ...