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sun dog

[′sən ‚dȯg]
(astronomy)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The 'Sun Dog' optical frame is named after the rare atmospheric optical phenomenon of two bright fields appearing to the left and right of the sun.
Residents of the town of Hailun said they witnessed the sun dog Sunday around 9 a.m., and that it lasted for about five minutes.
A paranthelion should not be confused with a common parhelion, better known as a mock sun or sun dog. When cirrus clouds contain ice crystals with the proper orientation, a pair of these parhelia (Greek for "beside the Sun") can appear 22[degrees] or more to either side of the Sun, sometimes on a sky-circling band called the parhelic circle.
A live action short-story adaptation, "Stephen King's The Sun Dog," is also in the works.
Sun Dog offers a solution for that winter-induced dry skin with new hand and body lotions made with only natural ingredients, like aloe vera, vegetable glycerin and organic hemp oil, and free of chemical preservatives.
The actor also played a young surgeon in Steven Soderbergh's medical drama, 'The Knick.' Now 29, Angarano is set to star in the film, 'Sun Dogs,' opposite 'Supergirl' actress Melissa Benoist, and the Showtime series executive-produced by Jim Carrey, 'I'm Dying Up Here,' in 2017.
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