Sundog at Schweitzer

Chosen Pick of the Month!

Judges remarked that they liked this photo because it captured a unique moment in time:

"My vote's for Sundog at Schweitzer because it's a very unique shot that I have never witnessed myself, and the photographer was thoughtful enough to provide a description of what a sundog is."

"An unusual and amazing occurance."

"The 'Sundog at Schweitzer' captures an unusual phenomenon."

The photographer wrote: "I stepped out of my car in Schweitzer's parking lot and was amazed by the halo around the sun (along with what appeared to be two mini-suns). After a quick web search, I learned that this is called a sundog. Here's a description off the web: A sundog is a rainbow-like spot in a cirrus cloud. Light shining through ice crystals in the cloud makes a sundog, much like light shining through raindrops makes a rainbow. When the crystals line up like tiles on a table, the light shining through makes sundogs. 'They are reddish on the side facing the sun and often have bluish-white tails stretching horizontally away from them,' say David Lynch and William Livingston in Color and Light in Nature. I was lucky to have my camera. The pictures are great, but don't even come close to giving the experience justice. It was the perfect start to a very beautiful day on the Mountain." Photos taken Nov. 26.

Photos by Paulie Cohen.