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Noun Concept
Categories: Sun, Articles with short description, Atmospheric optical phenomena
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parhelion  mock sun  sundog  sun dog  mock suns
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A sun dog or mock sun, also called a parhelion in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Wikipedia
Atmospheric phenomenon. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Atmospheric optical phenomenon Wikidata
Optical phenomenon associated with the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals which appears at a position of circa 22° to the left and/or right of the sun. OmegaWiki
A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun’s image by ice crystals. Wiktionary
Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle. Wiktionary
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Two or more parhelia are usually seen at once WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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