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Just out side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, near the perimeter highway. A very cold evening, wind blowing over the road. Long exposure to capture the snow blowing , Sundogs, Image taken from a tripod.

A sun dog (or sundog), mock sun or phantom sun, meteorological name parhelion (plural parhelia), is an atmospheric phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to the left and/or right of the Sun. They often occur in pairs, one on each side of the Sun.

"Vintage engraving from 1878 of mock suns as seen on the 4th June 1596 by Willem Barentsz and his followers. A mock sun or sun dog is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun. Willem Barentsz 1550 to 1597 was a Dutch navigator, cartographer and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north."

At -40C, a woman waves the Canadian flag while watching a rare display in the sky known as "Sundogs". The bright center is the actual sun with the mirror images of it reflected in suspended ice crystals in the atmosphere. This was taken on Great Slave Lake near Yellowknife in Canada's Arctic. Good copy space. Woman wears a traditional parka and mukluk boots.

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