A sundog in tke sky
This image shows a sundog, an atmospheric phenomenon that consists of a pair of bright spots on either side on the sun, often co-occurring with a luminous ring known as a halo. Sundogs are often created by the refraction and reflection of light within ice crystals in high and cold clouds whereas the crystals act as prisms.
Credit:F. M. Montenegro Montes/ESO
About the Image
Id: | img_2738-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 25 September 2014, 16:21 |
Size: | 4096 x 2731 px |
About the Object
Type: | Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Halo : Parhelia |
Category: | Chile |