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What Is This?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Dayphoto

Late last evening as we were finishing up the last set of water I happened to glance into the sky and saw this

It must be some sort of reflection of the setting sun on the near-by clouds, for sure it wasn’t a rainbow.

Rainbows occur with the sun behind you and the rain clouds before you. But this was next too the sun, both of them in the west.

If we were in the months of either January or February I would say it was a sun dog, but this is August.

The sky is so amazing…many thing of wonder are in the heavens just like down here on the earth. You just have to look for them.

Have a wonderful Sunday,

Linda

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15 thoughts on “What Is This?”

Michele on August 28, 2011 at 2:34 pm said:

I have no idea but it’s pretty.

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Cyndi on August 28, 2011 at 3:01 pm said:

I’d still call it a sun dog – no matter what time of year. And yes, like Michele says, I’d also call it pretty!

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betsyfromtennessee on August 28, 2011 at 3:31 pm said:

Oh so many wonderful things to see—if we all just took the time to look around… Love your sky pictures, Linda.
Hugs,
Betsy

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Linda on August 28, 2011 at 4:49 pm said:

A sunny dog then 😉

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threecollie on August 28, 2011 at 6:42 pm said:

We call them sun dogs here too, and usually find them to be a precursor of less than great weather.

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diane on August 28, 2011 at 8:43 pm said:

Unusual. I thought they were called sun dogs.

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LindaG on August 28, 2011 at 9:56 pm said:

I would have thought some sort of rainbow, or harvest halo or something.
Very pretty at any rate. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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linda Leslie on August 29, 2011 at 2:30 am said:

The pictures are beautiful. The sky is amazing where you live!!! Like other posts, I’d call it a sundog. Thanks for posting it. I have not seen a cloud all summer, much less a sundog.

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seniorhiker on August 29, 2011 at 2:47 am said:

I’m sure there is some scientific name and explanation, but I’ll settle for another example of the heavens telling of the glory of God. It’s beautiful.

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Far Side of Fifty on August 29, 2011 at 2:57 am said:

I am with Linda..call it a sunny dog:)

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Dani on August 29, 2011 at 10:50 am said:

So pretty. I’ve seen this only a few times down at the beach when the sun is setting.

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Ed on August 29, 2011 at 2:19 pm said:

Yep its a sundog, caused by ice crystals in the clouds, beautiful shot..:-)

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frayedattheedge on August 29, 2011 at 2:35 pm said:

Lovely photos, whatever the phenomenon is called!!

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Susan on August 31, 2011 at 12:15 am said:

So beautiful – always something different in the sky. Definitely worth a look upwards at the odd moment!

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Sonja Duerre Stromswold on September 7, 2011 at 1:53 am said:

We’ve had a few this summer, too. Usually just a very cold winter event. Maybe it’s all the humidity. You did a great job of capturing it!

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