{"id":1345,"date":"2021-01-12T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2024-06-26T10:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:52:38","slug":"parhelion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/parhelion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundogs: the Sun and phantom suns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.7.7\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.7.7\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px||30px||true|false\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.7.4\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.7.7\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>sundog\u00a0<\/strong>is an atmospheric optical phenomenon often observed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/the-arctic-vs-antarctica-differences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polar regions<\/a>. It occurs when the\u00a0<strong>Sun\u00a0<\/strong>is low and the atmosphere is filled with\u00a0<strong>ice crystals<\/strong>. Two bright spots appear either side of the Sun like copies of our daytime star, or loyal dogs close at its heels! 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