Phantom Sun or Sun Dog

This afternoon @ Averbode, I could observe a beautiful sun dog or phantom sun. A Sun dog or phantom sub is a member of the family of halos. These are created by light interacting with ice crystals in the upper regions of the atmosphere. Sun dogs appear mostly as two subtly-colored patches of light (with red nearest the sun) to the left and right of the sun, approximately 22° distant and at the same elevation above the horizon as the sun. Best observarion time is when the sun is low above the horizon.
Both pictures are taken with Nikon D60 using a AF-S Nikkor DX 18-200.

Astronomical news

More astronomical information or links to websites you can find on my page Usefull Links.
An interesting website with the most recent and latest astronomical news is Astronieuws.nl.
The information shared is in the Dutch language, but they reference the original sources.