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Title: Sun dogs
Post by: ScoutDriver on January 27, 2019, 05:43:17 PM: Its been pretty cold here lately. Nights have been in the teens below zero and days have been in the single digits. Therefore, its been good weather for seeing sun dogs. For those not familiar, a sun dog is a type of halo effect around the sun that happens when the sun is near the horizon and there are lots of ice crystals in the air. It usually has to be in the single digit temps or colder for them to occur.

Here are a couple pics taken Thursday on the way home from work. First pic is with the sun higher above the horizon, making the left and right sun dogs taller. Second pic is later. The left and right sun dogs are less prominent, but a 3rd dog is visible above the sun. Our farm is below the left-hand dog.

Scott
Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: muddy on January 27, 2019, 07:23:35 PM: Interesting!

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Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: skfarmer on January 27, 2019, 08:33:41 PM: yup, we been seeing plenty of them lately. never thought to try and take a picture. i didn't know it would show that well.

i am sure many of our members have never seen them. one of the natural beauties in this part of the world we take for granted.
Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: jabberwoki on January 27, 2019, 09:02:24 PM: Wow never new that phenomenon existed.
Thanks for sharing Scott.
Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: Rural53 on January 27, 2019, 09:33:35 PM: Quote from: jabberwoki on January 27, 2019, 09:02:24 PM
Wow never new that phenomenon existed.
Thanks for sharing Scott.

Thanks Scott, not having that lower temperatures that is a phenomenon I've never seen (or heard of).
Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: Heiny57 on January 28, 2019, 05:48:24 AM: Interesting, and it looks COLD.
Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on January 28, 2019, 06:12:42 AM: Quote from: jabberwoki on January 27, 2019, 09:02:24 PM
Wow never new that phenomenon existed.
Thanks for sharing Scott.

Same here. It used to get cold in Michigan growing up, but that's a different kind of cold.
Title: Re: Sun dogs
Post by: DeadNutz on January 28, 2019, 10:17:11 AM: That is neat Scott. Not much flat land here as the sun comes up over mountains and sets over mountains.