The Spectacular Yet Mysterious Sun Dogs a.k.a

ParhelionBY: Dara/6B

• Natural phenomenon is a situation that isn’t caused by human’s action but caused because of nature. It is usually caused by the Earth’s rotation and revolution.

• So, that means that natural phenomenon is caused by natural reasons.

•What is Natural Phenomenon?

• Sundogs are natural phenomenon's, caused by ice crystal and light refraction (light when curled or shaped as an arch).They look like light that is circling the Sun.

• A 22 degree halo, the most frequent of the ice Halos. When the sun is further they can’t be seen clearly. They look like 2 shining posts on 2 sides in the line of the Sun’s disc. If the right kind of clouds or ice crystals are on both sides, it’ll appear on both sides.

•What are Sundogs?

• When the Sun passes through flat ice crystals. Then Sundogs are form. Sun dogs look like 2 guards guarding the sun or circling the Sun. the colors are usually the colors from the rainbow.

• In the polar areas or in the places that has cold air, sundogs and other halos are created by ice

crystals floating in the air.

How do They Form?

•What Causes Sundogs?

• Sundogs appear mostly in January, April, August and October. The sun is clearly seen when the sun is below. It usually or happen mostly at sunset or sunrise. Sundogs are hard to see when it’s further away from the Sun.

• Sundogs happen everywhere in the world.

When can we See It?

•When Does it Usually Happen?

• The Sundogs impacts by giving signs of the weather, weather such as if it going to rain, storm or wind.

• Because of the amazing wonder and people’s curiosity photographers and scientists take photos and try to study it, they also post it online or on a media so other people can see it and learn about it.

The Impacts on our Lives and Technology•Impacts

• Sun-Dog Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wikipedia [Online] Available

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog• 12 September 2013• • Sun Dog [Online] Available • http://www.xweather.org/sun-dog• 12 September 2013• • How do these Sundogs form? [Online] Available• http://www.innovateus.net/content/what-are-sundogs• 12 September 2013

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