Sundog

Pulled over to the side of the road today on the way to work, not too often i see these!! But it is very beautiful !!

A sun dog or sundog, scientific name parhelion (plural parhelia) from Greek ???????? (par?lion), meaning "beside the sun"; from ???? (para), meaning "beside", and ????? (helios), meaning "sun", also called a mock sun[1] or a phantom sun,[2] is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun.[3]

Sundogs may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun, 22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright. Sundogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is low.