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The sun dog is a member of the family of halos caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sun dogs typically appear as a pair of subtly colored patches of light, around 22° to the left and right of the Sun, and at the same altitude above the horizon as the Sun.
Dec 23, 2022 · A sundog is a concentrated patch of sunlight that is occasionally seen to the right or the left of the sun or even on both sides of our star in the sky simultaneously. Also called mock suns...
Dec 4, 2023 · Sundogs are bright lights on either side of the Sun, formed by sunlight refracting through ice crystals in the sky. Learn how to view them, what they mean weatherwise, and their origin in mythology.
May 24, 2018 · Sundogs (‘parhelion’ or plural ‘parhelia’) are members of a larger family of atmospheric phenomena known as halos. Sundogs in particular are formed when sunlight is refracted in the horizontal plane through six-sided, plate-like ice crystals that float in the atmosphere, or are suspended in high and cold cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.
Oct 19, 2023 · Sun dogs are bright spots or circles around the sun that appear when light refracts through flat hexagonal ice crystals in clouds. Learn how sun dogs are formed, what colors they have, and what they mean in different cultures and planets.
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What Sun dogs are and how to see one. Sun dogs can be seen anywhere, any time of year or day. Best bet for seeing one is in the northern hemisphere with the Sun low in the sky.
A sun dog is a phenomenon of light refraction that creates spots around the Sun or Moon in the sky. Learn how sun dogs are formed by ice crystals, what colours they have and how they differ from halos and coronae.
