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Old 13-11-2009, 08:54 AM
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Re: good time for sundogs

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Originally Posted by loripo View Post
There's one in the Gallery...
Sun Dog - parhelia - Wildlife Photography

But like the couple I've taken only one of the pair. Never seen Moon Dogs tho.
Probably less obvious but again a good time of the year for moondogs around a full moon low down in the sky on hazy nights with some cirrus cloud around.

The complete 22 degree diameter halo around a bright if hazy moon is fairly common whilst the rarer moondogs, sitting on the halo and level with the moon are uncommon

In theory both halo and stardogs can be around any bright object/ star in the sky but only the sun and moon are bright enough for us to see them

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