Sun dog (Parhelion) above a lone tree in a snowy winter field, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion, plural parhelia, for "beside the sun") is a common bright circular spot on a solar halo. It is an atmospheric optical phenomenon primarily associated with the reflection or refraction of sunlight by small ice crystals making up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.
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Location: Old Rayne, Aberdeenshire
Photo credit: © Tom Gardner / Alamy / Afripics
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