Sundogs or mocksuns on either side of the sun which is just behind the spire of a church.


Scientific name of this phenomenon is parhelion (plural: parhelia). They are both on 22 degrees from the sun .Known in meteorology as a halo phenomenon.


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Location: Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Menyhert van der Haven / Alamy / Afripics
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