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Helio C. Vital
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
01/14/2023
06:02 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon CoolPix P1000 camera at high magnification

Post-processing Details:

PhotoScape freeware used to remove excess light, improving contrast

Image Details:

As a huge cloud formation heading south reached 22° to the right of the setting sun, its tiny hexagonal plate-shaped ice crystals coherently refracted sunlight, producing the phenomenon shown in the photos, called parhelion or sun dog.