Sun dog over Moel y Ci
| Date | 5 August 2011 | ||
| Location | Viewed from Bethesda, Wales | SH 63219 66497; 53.17793°N, 4.04809°W | |
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A sun dog (or parhelion) is a luminous spot on one or both sides of the sun at the same height as the sun. It is formed by refraction through hexagonal plate crystals of ice in high cirrus clouds.
Featured in NASA Earth Science Division’s Earth Science Picture of the Day, 12 October 2011. Sun dog over Moel y Ci (‘Dog Hill’), 1 September 2010 |
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Sun dog over Moel y Ci
Sun dog over Moel y Ci
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Wow, never even heard of that phenomena let alone seen it before!
I always always learn something new when I visit here…..plus, get treated to great beauty. What a country — so small — so huge.
Many thanks, Lance. Your visits are always appreciated.