Showing posts with label Sundog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sundog. Show all posts

February 5, 2014

Wordless Wednesday


Sundog: 

A sun dog (or sundog), mock sun or phantom sun, scientific name parhelion (plural parhelia), is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun.

Sundogs may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun, 22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright. Sundogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is low. (Wikipedia)

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August 7, 2013

Wordless Wednesday






Sundog over Kitsap Peninsula
Edmunds ferry to Kingston
June 2013