After a snowy and frigid Wednesday morning, viewers from across Colorado sent in photos of what appears to be colorful spots on either side of the sun. These are known as sun dogs.

Have you ever heard of the term "sun dog?" This weather phenomenon was spotted this past week multiple times across Indiana.

The sky can produce some incredible sights, and one of those features is an optical phenomenon known as a sun dog or parhelion. Watch the video above as Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs breaks down ...

The phenomenon is known as a mock sun or parhelion, and sees spots appear at 22 degrees on each side of the sun.

The arctic air that has grasped the Prairies has also resulted in stunning solar phenomena. A few Albertans were lucky enough to capture sun halos and sun dogs on camera this week. When sunlight ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- If you dared to venture out into West Michigan’s subzero temperatures Thursday morning, Jan. 31, you might have noticed a unique optical phenomenon. The “sun dog,” or ...

The deep freeze gripping the Midwest has one upside for fans of the rare solar phenomenon known as 'sun dogs', dazzling residents throughout the region. As temperatures plunged as low as -42F in ...

In short, a sun dog is a special glow that occurs when light from the Sun refracts off "plate-shaped" ice crystals in wispy cirrus clouds, according to Time and Date. The National Weather Service ...

These sun dog images can be the silver lining of a very, very cold weather day.

Sun dogs are also known as mock suns or parhelia, which means "with the sun." When publication Up North Live posted a story about the phenomenon on Facebook, the news gained traction, with users ...

Photo gallery: 'Sun Dog' phenomenon captured across metro Detroit on Sunday Our viewers were sending in photos of an atmospheric phenomena asking, "what is this?" ...

Known officially as "parhelia," many area residents Wednesday morning spotted this wintry atmospheric phenomenon that are considered another version of a rainbow.