parhelion

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19:54 Dec 15, 2008

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English term or phrase: parhelion

Definition from Weatherdudes' weather glossary:
The scientific name for sun dogs. Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation. They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals. They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds. They are also known as mock suns.

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Actually, this engine's helpful occultation of the Sun allowed for a crisp, clean view of not only the parhelion but a portion of a 22 degree solar halo and the a parhelic circle (extended tail of the sundog). epod.usra.edu
Sometimes, the Sunset is along with two colored luminous apparitions more or less contrasted. Located on the border of the halo located at 22 degrees of the Sun, on the right and on the left of it, they are called "parhelions" or more frequently "sundogs". pixheaven.net
The parhelia had been displaying arcs all day, sometimes quite lengthy ones. In this picture, the parhelic arc is rather short, but it's clear that the parhelion hasn't yet quite connected with the 22 degree halo. The sun was still too high. flickr

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parhelium

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halo

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halo

Definition from KNMI:
Optische verschijnselen, ontstaan ten gevolge van breking van zon- of maanlicht in ijskristallen.

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In principe is de winterperiode voor het waarnemen van bijzondere halo's in Nederland minder geschikt, en leveren de voorjaarsmaanden, alsmede de zomer meer bijzondere halo's op. - Vereniging voor weerkunde en klimatologi

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parhelium

Definition from Wikipedia:
Een parhelium of bijzon is een natuurlijk maar niet veel voorkomend optisch
fenomeen of haloverschijnsel in de aardatmosfeer dat gezien kan worden
wanneer een lage zon door losse cirruswolken schijnt, dus meestal in een
melkwitte winternamiddaghemel.

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Wanneer u goed naar de foto kijkt, dan ziet u dat er rechts van de zon zich een andere lichtgevende 'vlek' bevindt: een parhelium. - Emich

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