Bright Sun Dogs Seen Over the Mountains of Austria
When ice crystals in the atmosphere interact with sunlight in a certain way, a beautiful weather phenomenon known as sun dogs (formally called “parhelia”) can appear. From observers on Earth, it shows up as bright spots on either side of the sun, and often a bright glowing ring around the sun, called a 22° halo.
Jeroen Schrage of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, was skiing in the mountains of Muhlbach am Hochkonig in Austria last year when he was treated to a beautiful sun dogs display in the sky.
Here’s a video showing what the sun dogs looked like with snowflakes floating around:
Image credits: Photographs and video by Jeroen Schrage and used with permission
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