Sun dog (parhelion). This optical phenomenon is a halo formation caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals that make up cirrostratus clouds

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Sun dog (parhelion). This optical phenomenon is a halo formation caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals that make up cirrostratus clouds (cirrus clouds).

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