Every once in a while, you may look up toward the sun and see strange bright lights on either side of it. Or perhaps you'll be sitting in an aircraft, looking out the window at its shadow, and see a ...

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, ...

Sun dog phenomenon captivates Iowa residents after blizzard ...

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 ...

It's not a dog that loves sunshine; such a dog would be in trouble around here. Rather the term describes two mock suns or bright spots, each located on either side of the sun. They form when high ...

There's a rough rule of thumb that any time the sun is doing some sort of light trick -- be it a rainbow halo, or Parhelic Circles or simple sun dogs-- that rain is 24 hours or less away. And sure ...

Wednesday morning was another cold day with temperatures below zero. There are many times when it gets this cold and there are some cirrus clouds in the area we get a chance to see sun dogs either ...