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"The colder the better." Snow dogs are part of an ice halo, which typically include the familiar circle around the sun (or moon) and are most easily seen when the sun is low in the sky, he said. The reflecting light, displaced 22 degrees to the left and right of the sun, are also called snow bows.
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Sun dogs, also called mock suns or 22-degree parhelia made a spectacular show at sunrise today.

The snow covered landscape was the backdrop, as ice crystals refracted the sunlight through the clear frigid sky.

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