gary_nguyen 0 Posted August 7, 2001 that's beautiful.. what is a sun dog? can you explain the phenomana? great pic Link to comment
photogvt 0 Posted August 7, 2001 A Sundog appears on a frigid -40 morning along the Snake River Link to comment
photogvt 0 Posted August 7, 2001 Hi Gary Sure, its scientific name is Parhelion and is a circular rainbow formed thru ice crystals in very cold temps. Usually near a river or lake. P Link to comment
john_dailey 0 Posted August 12, 2001 I have never seen or heard of a sun dog. Great Picture!! Link to comment
eric_jordan1 0 Posted August 30, 2001 Very awesome! The symetry is very cool. I've never heard of this before either. Link to comment
Landrum Kelly 64 Posted August 4, 2002 Great shot. As for sundogs, sometimes only one bright colored spot is visible to the side of the sun, although I once saw the entire circle with the sun at the center while flying from Miami to Atlanta. When one spot appears, it is usually through high cirrus when the sun is near the horizon, morning or afternoon, at any latitude and in any climate. The perfect one I saw from the airplane was over central Florida in June, formed when the plane flew through the top of the cirrus plume of an afternoon thuderstorm. Link to comment
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