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Originally posted by stereologist
It can't be a sun dog. A sun dog is 22 degrees out from the sun.
Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by dragnet53
That's false. Sun dogs happen all year long. My kids and I have contests seeing who can see one first. The conditions for a sun dog concern the conditions of the clouds, not the ambient temperature for the viewer.
[edit on 13-5-2010 by stereologist]
They can occur at any time of the year and from any place on Earth; although, they're easiest to see when the Sun is lower on the horizon. As the Sun rises, the sun dog can actually drift away from the 22° point. Eventually the Sun gets so high that the sun dog disappears entirely.