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Old 22-November-2006, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Arneb View Post
The point here seems to be that the circle linking the two sundogs almost exactly touches the horizon. Since it is a so-called 22 degree halo, the Sun is approx. 11° above the local horizon.
How did I miss that after stating how nice his sun dog appeared? However, I believe the 22 degrees is the angle from the sun to the dog, so perhaps mid December or early January.

[Added: I suppose a date should be stated.... on or about December 15th or January 1st.]
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