Michael OlsonMPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner explains what creates the sun dogs over here.
Sun dogs, also called mock suns or 22-degree parhelia made a spectacular show at sunrise today. The snow covered landscape was the backdrop, as ice crystals refracted the sunlight through the clear frigid sky.
Cool #sundog picture this morning from Fergus Falls, MN. Photo taken by Wayne Swenson. #mnwx pic.twitter.com/6EsLSlUxzD
— Aaron White (@AaronWhiteWDAY) December 5, 2013
Brrrrrr pic.twitter.com/CC1aUmUEpX
— Carolyn Lange (@CarolynLange) December 5, 2013
Nothing like a winter rainbow along 494 near Lyndale. #Sundog? pic.twitter.com/GLYP62GuLA
— Karla Hult (@karlahult) December 5, 2013
Bright sun dogs in Ham Lake's icy sky. #MNwx pic.twitter.com/CdzWYFwMGl
— Julie Blaha (@julieblaha) December 5, 2013
Wow, that's epic & beautiful! RT @Tony_Kaster: Sundog in Wayzata, MN. @MorningWXGuy pic.twitter.com/CiT757rULX
— Mike Augustyniak (@MorningWXGuy) December 5, 2013
Scene in southwest Minnesota: pic.twitter.com/o8K4iPv9RT
— Mark Steil (@marksteil) December 5, 2013
View of the #sundog at the @NWSTwincities. pic.twitter.com/M4IYoFlyBr
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) December 5, 2013
#doubleRainbow #Minneapolis #winter #snow #cold #windchill #Minnesota #goodmorning #sundog pic.twitter.com/445vuxNkm5
— M.P. (@SwissMissMaris) December 5, 2013
It’s cold in #StearnsCounty! These are photos of a Sundog taken by Highway and Admin staff-has appearance of rainbow. pic.twitter.com/Gye67iQ2S0
— Stearns County MN (@StearnsCountyMN) December 5, 2013
Apparently this is called a sundog? I was convinced we had two suns today! pic.twitter.com/DQX2pCKScU
— Madi (@madilewison) December 5, 2013
A picture of a beautiful sundog by #Bemidjistate student Rachel Munson outside of Bridgeman Hall! An… http://t.co/NEF5JQxniV
— Bemidji State Univ. (@BemidjiState) December 5, 2013
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