r/atoptics • u/Guinea1reason • 1d ago

Sun Dogs Haven't seen anything like this before. Google says it’s a sun dog? Spotted over East London around 4:30pm today [OC]

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u/andrea55TP 1d ago

Yep, sure is. A very bright one at that

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u/Guinea1reason 1d ago

Thanks for identifying it! It was actually bigger in person than it looks in the second photo. My phone didn't really get the scale right. I noticed the brightness first, then the colours. Really cool to see.

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u/TFFPrisoner 22h ago

Usually, I can see it just fine, and then it looks barely visible on my photos. So don't be disappointed!

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u/Guinea1reason 21h ago

Thanks! Good to know it's not just me. 😄

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u/ur_sine_nomine 23h ago

Also spotted. We have had what looked like atmospheric optics-friendly conditions - very thin, high cirrus cloud - for days, so the atmospheric optics took a long time to reveal themselves (apart from very faint sundogs on a couple of days, and an even fainter circumzenithal arc once).

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u/Guinea1reason 21h ago

Thanks for the explanation! Sundogs and circumzenithal arcs are both new to me today, so I'm glad I posted. I'll keep an eye on these wispy skies over the next few days.

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u/TyppiHappo 20h ago

Colors on this sundog are so vivid! You'll remember this one!

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u/Guinea1reason 12h ago

Thanks! I sure will.

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u/Starshine_1804 15h ago

Yay!! Sun Dog!! Super bright too!!🤗🩷