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a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
two or more parhelia are usually seen at once
How To Use parhelion In A Sentence
- Of such are the records of auroral displays, parhelions, paraselene, lunar halos, fog bows, irridescent clouds, refracted images of mountains and mirage generally. The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913
- At 5 a.m. a beautiful parhelion formed around the sun. South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917
- The Nibiru explanations on the reacent Photos are Sun dog A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion, plural parhelia, for "beside the sun". WN.com - Articles related to Delhi still battling heat wave
- Ren Junchuan/Xinhua via Zuma Press SUN'S EDGES: A bright ring or 'halo' around the sun, called parhelion, was seen in Mongolia Tuesday. Photos of the Day: Dec. 20
- A perfect paraselene is, I am convinced, an extremely rare thing, much rarer than a perfect parhelion Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska
