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mock sun
[′mäk ′sən] (astronomy)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A paranthelion should not be confused with a common parhelion, better known as a mock sun or sun dog.
Even so, the sundogs may be very bright (hence another colloquialism - "mock Sun").
Some halos are decorated with bright spots known as sun dogs or mock suns.
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