Optical phenomenon of cold weather
03.01.2024, Rahinge.
A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, also called a parhelion in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. It is caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees
- Product Code
- ILEA002145160
- Registered date
- 2024/1/03 00:00:00
- Credit
- Scanpix / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Tartu PM/Scanpix Baltics
- Media size
- 6000 × 3368 pixel
- Deployment size
- 1.67(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.