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Sun Dog Over Cullowhee
1/30/2009 01:58:00 PMI got these yesterday afternoon in Cullowhee, NC.
From Wikipedia:
A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion, plural parhelia, for "beside the sun") is a common bright circular spot on a solar halo. It is an atmospheric optical phenomenon primarily associated with the reflection or refraction of sunlight by small ice crystals making up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Often, two sun dogs can be seen (one on each side of the sun) simultaneously.
