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NOT NY !
jovo

NOT NY !

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After this photograph was made I drove west on the two lane road that would take me to the interstate. Suddenly I saw two suns, each of the same brightness, and on the same horizontal plane. I almost drove off the road. As I don't use an iphone, nor carry a digital point-and-shoot, there was no reason to stop and make a record of it. After a few moments, the 'false' sun began to fade and become a prismatic display of rainbow colors. And, just a bit later, it was gone for good.
Researching it at home, I learned it is an extremely rare phenomenon and even rarer to be horizontal, of equal magnitude, and far apart. Cool!
Location
Fort George area, N. Florida
Equipment Used
P67, 55mm
Film & Developer
Delta 100 in D76 1:1 for 10 minutes
Paper & Developer
scan
Lens Filter
none
Excellent capture!! One of those chance opportunities.
 
I'm glad it's not NY, it's beautiful!The rainbow colored effect is a "parhelion" and is usually separated horizontally by 22 degrees... often if you can see one you can see a dimmer one on the other side of the sun equally far away. They are pretty common in N. California where I live, and occasionally they will get really bright, but I've never seen one like a sun dog. You were lucky to see it!
 
Very nice catch. No wonder lots of folks want to move here (maybe 75F today helps too).
 
Thank you, ak, Ned, aj, and selmslie, and thank you, Ned for the information. Yes, a sun dog. Right, selmslie, it is gorgeous out there....my beach walk was fantastic today.
 

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