Photo By: Corbin CorsonDate: 2008.12.08

Sun Dogs as seen from Starbuck looking over Lake Minnewaska.

The cold, snowy weather of the last couple weeks has provided the area with multiple chances to see Sun Dogs in the morning and evening sky.

A sun dog is a common bright circular spot on a solar halo. It is an atmospheric optical phenomenon primarily associated with the reflection or refraction of sunlight by small ice crystals making up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Often, two sun dogs can be seen (one on each side of the sun) simultaneously. (wikipedia)

Photos taken December 12, 2008 near Glenwood at about 4pm: