Difference between Parhelion and Sundog
What is the difference between Parhelion and Sundog?
Parhelion as a noun is a bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun's image by ice crystals. while Sundog as a noun is either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.
Parhelion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun's image by ice crystals.
a reflection or image
Sundog
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.
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