Sundog
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Yesterday, a parhelion or sundog was seen in the sky as we made our way back to the Field Centre for lunch. Parhelia are halo phenomena created when light interacts with ice crystals in the atmosphere. They typically appear as one or two bright and coloured patches of light 22⁰ from the sun and at the same elevation.
The sundog can be seen in the left of the sun in this photograph with the halo arcing above it in the sky.
They can be seen throughout the world at any time of year but are more common when the sun is low in the sky.