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Sun dogs

A while back, I came across this instructional video about sun dogs on Instagram.

Of course, this led me down a rabbit hole of learning about sun dogs.

A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, also called a parhelion[1] (plural parhelia) in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Two sun dogs often flank the Sun within a 22° halo.

I've seen many sun dogs since I moved to the Pacific Northwest. They're lovely.

Learn more about them on Wikipedia.