You know when you see sundogs it's gonna be cold! Not unusual to see these around here in January or whenever it's below zero and sure enough it was -16 degrees this morning and VOILA...Sundogs!!
Sun dogs appear on frigid winter days when the sun appears to have two smaller companions appear on either side. These dogs appear with a rainbow of colors as ice crystals in the sky refract sunlight like a prism.
Sun dogs branch off from a more general term called sun halos.
Ice crystals will refract incoming sunlight and form an illuminated circle, or halo, around the sun. These can appear high in the sky when ice-filled cirrus clouds are present.
When there are enough suspended ice crystals in the lower atmosphere, these halos can form near the horizon and dusk and dawn. During these low-horizon halos is when sun dogs are possible.
Haven’t seen a sundog in years and forgot how beautiful they are, but I didn’t forget how cold it was when I saw one. You captured all the makings of a ground blizzard with the snow blowing across the road.
I really like your pov… amazing and awesome capture and learning for me. 🤩