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Parhelion on Friday the 13th!

Parhelion on Friday the 13th!

Parhelion, also known as a sun dog, happens with refraction of light near sunset. Here you only see half of it, about 22 degrees to the left of the sun or far l...
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Parhelion, also known as a sun dog, happens with refraction of light near sunset. Here you only see half of it, about 22 degrees to the left of the sun or far left on this image. Yes, that's a Union Pacific consist headed toward camera at middle left of center. Those are the Spring Mountains in the background.
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iPhone 14 Pro

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Aperture 89/50 ISO 64 Shutter 1/7634 Focal Length 343/50

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North Las Vegas, Nevada, US

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Oct, 2023

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