minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year agoOh nice, I’ve seen this before in Florida but was unable to capture it in my phone’s camera. Didn’t realise it had a name! sundogs You’re just making things up now XD
minus-square@dirtySourdoughlink9•1 year agoThough it sounds silly, sundogs are the name of an actual optic phenomena. They appear as bright spots on either side of the sun, aligned with where the halo may appear. Hence, they are “dogging” the sun.
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoYarp, I looked it up. The etymology section is fun, I like to think there’s no real meaning behind it, someone just called it that and the name stuck.
Oh nice, I’ve seen this before in Florida but was unable to capture it in my phone’s camera. Didn’t realise it had a name!
You’re just making things up now XD
Though it sounds silly, sundogs are the name of an actual optic phenomena. They appear as bright spots on either side of the sun, aligned with where the halo may appear. Hence, they are “dogging” the sun.
Yarp, I looked it up. The etymology section is fun, I like to think there’s no real meaning behind it, someone just called it that and the name stuck.
No, that’s updog.