Check out this optical phenomenon known as “sun dogs”----the product of sunlight
refraction by the ice crystals which comprise high clouds. Jay C. Dahl of Rolling
Meadows took this photograph and was good enough to pass it along to us—and what
a shot it is! Sun dogs have been described over the years as “false suns” because they
make it look like there are two additional suns---"false suns"---on either side of the
disc of the sun. Jay C. has captured the phenomenon here to a tee! MANY THANKS Jay
C.! Great shot!
Tom Skilling
Photo courtesy of Jay C. Dahl of Rolling Meadows, Illinois
