STEVENS COUNTY, Minn. – Sky watchers in Minnesota are blown away by a stunning double optical effect that unfolded in Morris, MN.
Locals witnessed a vibrant double optical effect in the sky on Wednesday, as much of the state has been gripped by frigid weather, with the official start of meteorological winter already underway.
The two mesmerizing effects, otherwise known as a “sun dog,” appear as halos around the sun.
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“In the right circumstances, two sun dogs may appear with a slight coloration of red and blue,” read a statement from metoffice.gov.
The effect is known as “Parhelia,” which results from sunlight passing through hexagonal ice crystals in cirrus clouds, according to metoffice.gov.
Carol Bauer, who captured the phenomenon, describes it as a “circumzenithal arc,” also known as an upside-down rainbow.
These views make for a perfect photoshoot of the skyline.
