sundog

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf atmospheric optical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs parhelion
gptkbp:appearance bright spot on either side of the Sun
gptkbp:causedBy ice crystals in the atmosphere
refraction of sunlight
gptkbp:color blue farther from the Sun
red on the side closest to the Sun
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Aristotle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sundog
gptkbp:mostVisibleWhen Sun is low on the horizon
gptkbp:observedBy anywhere in the world
cold weather regions
gptkbp:plural sundogs
gptkbp:relatedTo halo
circumzenithal arc
gptkbp:researchArea meteorology
gptkbp:typicallySeenAt 22 degrees to the left or right of the Sun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rainbow_Halo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8