Parhelion
by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Parhelia (or sun dogs) are a kind of halo observed at the same altitude on either side of the sun in cirrus clouds. They are colorful, being red on the sunward side. They are caused by ice crystal plates that are horizontally aligned, and might extend vertically when the crystals are not perfectly aligned.
This one was observed after a summer rain in NE Greece.
Taken on 17
August
2014
Submitted on 04 September 2014
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- Europe (3424)
- Southern Europe (1484)
- Greece (304)
- Exact location (24.9890 E, 40.9457 N)
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Credit: Konstantinos Kourtidis (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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