Sundog on the Apache Trail
by Rick Furmanek
Title
Sundog on the Apache Trail
Artist
Rick Furmanek
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
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SUNDOG ON THE APACHE TRAIL by PHOTOGRAPHER RICK FURMANEK
From Space.com - A sundog is a concentrated patch of sunlight that is occasionally seen to the right or the left of the sun or even on both sides of our star in the sky simultaneously.
Also called mock suns or parhelia, meaning "with the sun," according to the National Weather Service. Sundogs are part of a family of atmospheric optical illusions including moon haloes and the closely related sun haloes. All of these phenomena are caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Sundogs typically appear as a pair of patches of light with subtle colors which manifest at the same altitude over the horizon as the sun. They can appear in a variety of forms, sometimes as colorful spots, or other times, so intense and bright they appear to be two additional suns in the sky. Ref. R5371
You may view more of Rick's work @ http://rickfurmanekphotography.pixels.com
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September 9th, 2023
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