Monday, January 14, 2008

Sundog


There's a "sundog" in the sky in the center of the above photo. The scientific name is "parhelion", defined in the dictionary as, "A bright circular spot on a solar halo, sometimes seen on either side of the sun and level with it." We see these occasionally, only in winter, when the temperatures are very cold, and the sun is brightly shining.

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