Sundog
by Newwwman
Title
Sundog
Artist
Newwwman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Just south of sunset at Smith Point, Fire Island, NY the last of the days sun displays a Sundog. A sundog, also known as sun dog, mock sun or parhelion, consists of glowing spots around the sun. They are created by sunlight refracting off plate shaped ice crystals in the cirrus clouds. Sundogs tend to be most visible when the Sun is close to the horizon. The part of a sundog closest to the Sun tends to be red in color, while the areas further away from the Sun generally appear blue or green. In this image, the glowing spot is not the sun. This is about 45% south of the setting sun.
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October 9th, 2016
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