Colour Challenge - Blue Sky Friday - Sun Dog Ring Around the Sun

Canon PowerShot 60SX

Extraordinary sun dog-ringed sunset at Wreck Beach. It was an a-ha moment to breathe in. It is a promise for another beautiful day to come. Sailor's delight I think they say. That might be for the moon but it works for me in this instance. A great time to be on the water. :)

"A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, formally called a parhelion (plural parhelia) in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to the left and/or right of the Sun. Two sun dogs often flank the Sun within a 22° halo.

The sun dog is a member of the family of halos, caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sun dogs typically appear as a pair of subtly colored patches of light, around 22° to the left and right of the Sun, and at the same altitude above the horizon as the Sun. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but are not always obvious or bright. Sun dogs are best seen and most conspicuous when the Sun is near the horizon." Read more . . .

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