An optical phenomenon known as a sun dog was spotted in the sky over several Connecticut towns on Tuesday afternoon. These colorful spots of light were visible in towns like Trumbull, Rocky Hill, ...

You might have noticed the sky doing some unusual things over the weekend. Many noticed a rainbow-like ring partially encircling the sun. It’s a phenomenon called a parhelion, and it’s not all that ...

Many of our viewers sent in pictures today of sun dogs around the sun this afternoon. Sun dogs form in frigid temperatures and they are the rainbows that you see forming around the sun like a halo. If ...

Many Oklahomans woke up to a "Sun Dog" on Thursday and several viewers messaged News On 6 with their photos and questions about the effect. A "sun dog," or parhelion, is a bright, rainbow-like spot ...

Earlier this week we did an overview of diamond dust as part of our ongoing Snow Science series. Expanding on the concept of diamond dust, today we’re going to be explaining sun dogs (also known as ...

It’s a colorful sight in the sky that may seem both fleeting and incomplete. Chances are you’ve seen what appears to be a sliver of bright color up there near sunrise or sunset. That’s called a sun ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Have you ever heard of the term “sun dog?” This weather phenomenon was spotted this past week multiple times across Indiana, including in downtown Indianapolis. Sun dogs form by ...