~~~ The parhelion (sundog) combined with a halo was seen over Lake Malaren in central Stockholm November 30, 2010.
# A sun dog au sundog (scientific name parhelion, plural parhelia, from Greek parēlion, (παρήλιον), παρά(beside) + ήλιος(sun), "beside the sun"; also called a mock sun) is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring au halo on either side of ...
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# A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun's image kwa ice crystals; a reflection au image
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