StNicholas [serial] . a sun-dog? Minneapolis, St. Nicholas: Would you please tell me whatcauses sun-dogs ? This morning there were four aroundthe sun and a large ring around them. A rainbow was inthe middle that seemed to cut the sky right in two. Ourteacher told us to go to the window and see it. It was allvery beautiful and did not stay long. We have been hav-ing very severe weather, and I wondered if that had any-thing to do with it. I have seen other sun-dogs, but noneso large or beautiful as these. Your affectionate reader, Lorraine Townsley. When the rays of the sun pass throug
StNicholas [serial] . a sun-dog? Minneapolis, St. Nicholas: Would you please tell me whatcauses sun-dogs ? This morning there were four aroundthe sun and a large ring around them. A rainbow was inthe middle that seemed to cut the sky right in two. Ourteacher told us to go to the window and see it. It was allvery beautiful and did not stay long. We have been hav-ing very severe weather, and I wondered if that had any-thing to do with it. I have seen other sun-dogs, but noneso large or beautiful as these. Your affectionate reader, Lorraine Townsley. When the rays of the sun pass through the smallice particles high in our atmosphere, they are sobent or refracted as to cause rings of various di-ameter to be formed that seem rings around thesun. These rings are termed halos; sometimesthey are wholly separate and sometimes theycut into each other. In the latter case the placeswhere they cut each other are bright patchesof light, called mock suns or sun-dogs. ggggSSglSii^SSB ~-y.*-v. -- ?- rw~ -,
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