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Monday Morning Mystery 122820
Saw this spectrum in the sky to the south of Allendalerecently, like a sliver of a rainbow.
Does this sort of thing have a name, and what causes it?
Is it in the same category as the photo below, taken on High Mountain not too long ago?
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https://www.weather.gov/arx/why_halos_sundogs_pillars
https://www.weather.gov/fgz/Rainbow
The National Weather Service explains the light refraction behind rainbows, sun dogs and the like.
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Looks like a sun dog in the 1st picture. We see them often when fishing.
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https://www.weather.gov/arx/why_halos_sundogs_pillars
https://www.weather.gov/fgz/Rainbow
The National Weather Service explains the light refraction behind rainbows, sun dogs and the like.
(Not able to access your second photo).
Sara Wiegand
Looks like a sun dog in the 1st picture. We see them often when fishing.