Couple of Photos

micatlady · Oct 5, 2005

Mart said:
Micatlady- Thanks, btw whats a sun dog?

[size=+1] Sundogs [/size] mock suns or parhelia Sundogs, also known as mock suns or "parhelia", are a pair of brightly colored spots, one on either side of the sun.

I guess its easier for me to post a link to the explaination than to actually explain it. I've been dying to capture one of film and haven't had any luck.
Here's info on them SunDogs

Mart · Oct 5, 2005

Looking at that website i'm pretty sure it was a sundog, The one in my pic was above the sun. Are these things rare?

micatlady · Oct 5, 2005

Mart said:
Looking at that website i'm pretty sure it was a sundog, The one in my pic was above the sun. Are these things rare?

They happen quite a bit, but you really have to be in the right spot at the right time as sometimes they are only their for a minute. I think they are more common in the northern (or extreme southern - hence cooler) latitudes. They're really cool to see. There was a big one earlier this year, I had the camera but couldn't get off the highway quick enough to get the shot. :grumpy:

One of these days! You should be happy you got that one. www.spaceweather.com has some galleries of different space/weather photos (escpecially cool auroras) that people send in. If you liked the sundogs you'd probably like that stuff too. Congrats again on the catch.