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Photographer |
Sheena Warren |
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Date taken |
September 19, 2008 |
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Location |
St. Marys, OH (Auglaize
County)
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Event |
Sun dog |
Additional notes
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Parhelion
is the scientific name for a sun dog, which is formed by light
refracting through the ice crystals of
cirriform clouds.
The most common parhelia are seen about 22° on either side of the sun.
That angular distance increases from 22° when the sun is on the horizon
to over twice that when the sun climbs to 60°. The colors in parhelion
range from red close to the sun to blue or violet away from it.
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