Hey Steve, explain this skybow?

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and such odd corduroy clouds!

Hey Steve, explain this skybow?

By: kwheeler84293465Subscribe Channel: Weather & Scenery Location: Shelton WA Tuesday, May 8 , 12 at 7:59 PM

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Been watching these strange corrugated clouds all the way from Chehalis to Shelton, then saw this sky-bow. Looked like a sun-bow, but the sun was setting. So Steve, 'splain please. :)

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Leigh says ... on Thursday, May 10 at 6:29 PM

If the sun is below, looks like a circumzenithal arc

Austin says ... on Wednesday, May 9 at 5:59 PM

I saw the exact same thing in Oly last night.

Tori says ... on Wednesday, May 9 at 4:22 PM

It is called a sun dog. Sun dog is produced by refraction of sun's light rays through hexagonal ice crystals of cirrus clouds when the sun is at low elevation angle close to the horizon during sunrise or sunset.

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