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Sun dog

A sun dog, sundog or mock sun, also called a parhelion (plural parhelia) in atmospheric science, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Two sun dogs often flank the Sun within a 22° halo, parallel to the horizon.

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Sun dog

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Early modern era · 23
Sun dog → Adige Valley, Another, Auspitz, Brotherly Faithfulness, Epistles, German, Hustopeče, Hutter, It, Jacob Hutter, Jude, Michel Schuster, Moravia, November, October, Persecution, Simon, South Tyrol, The, The Kuntz Maurer
related to External links · 19
Sun dog → Astronomy Picture, Bonnell, Day, Explanations, ImagesStarry Night Photography, Jumping Sundog, KazachstanRare, May, Moon HaloPhoto, NASA, November, Parhelia, Retrieved, Shubarkurduk, Solar Dynamics ObservatoryNemiroff, Sun, Sun Halo, Sundog Mystery, Sundogs
related to Etymology · 10
Sun dog → Analogy, Dictionary, False Derivation Or Mistaken, Folk-etymology, Form Or Meaning, In Abram Palmer's, Perverted, The, The Oxford English Dictionary, Verbal Corruptions Or Words
related to Formation and characteristics · 4
Sun dog → As, Larger, Sun, The
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Sun dog → For, However
is a · 1
Sun dog → member of the family of halos caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere

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sun dogs halo two one dog suns seen also crystals parhelia 22 horizon phenomenon ice three sundog light halos known

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Sun dogis amember of the family of halos caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere0.90text
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraAnother0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraJacob Hutter0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraBrotherly Faithfulness0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraEpistles0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraTime0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraPersecution0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraThe0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraAuspitz0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraHustopeče0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraMoravia0.60section
Sun dogrelated to Early modern eraOctober0.60section

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