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Sundog
    

Also called mock suns or parhelia, sundogs are bright, colorful light patches which appear in ice clouds 22° or more to either side of the Sun. At sunrise and sunset, the angular separation from the Sun is exactly 22°. When the Sun is high, the sundogs may appear diamond-shaped, and no sundogs can occur if the Sun is higher than 61°. In addition, a bluish streamer is sometimes seen extending from them in the direction Sun.




References

Gallant, R. A. Rainbows, Mirages, and Sundogs: The Sky As a Source of Wonder. New York: Atheneum, 1987.







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