Moon dogs. Image of cirrus clouds in a night sky over a residential area, showing circular spots around the moon. These spots, known as moon dogs or p

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Moon dogs. Image of cirrus clouds in a night sky over a residential area, showing circular spots around the moon. These spots, known as moon dogs or paraselenae, occur due to the refraction of moonlight by hexagonal-shaped ice crystals in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Photo credit: © LAURENT LAVEDER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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