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Sundogs, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Ernie Mastroianni

Sundogs, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Sundogs, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Ernie Mastroianni

Sundogs, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

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An atmospheric phenomenon called sundogs, or parhelia, result in bright nodes 22 degrees on each side of the sun. They happen when hexagonal ice crystals in the atmosphere refract sunlight. Taken on Jan. 6, 2001.

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Sundogs, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Ernie Mastroianni