Chasing Sundogs
Mood:  energetic
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Howdy there,

 

       I was making a trip to the eastern part of Kentucky. It was a very cold day. The sun was out behind the chilled clouds. I had my digital camera with me. I saw this phenomena.

         It's where cloud ice crystals act as prisms to the sun on the horizon.  2 fake "suns" called  Sundogs or parhelions appear equal distances both right and left of the sun. If the clouds were real thin I would have seen the whole dome surrounding the sun. Here's another view of the right side. The field of view was too big to take in one full picture.

   Go to Wikipedia and check out Sundogs and Parhelions.

 

TBB.