mock sun

noun

1. parhelion.

mock sun

noun

1. another name for parhelion

Example Sentences

The tricks of the Antarctic atmosphere brought mock suns and green sunsets, and showers of jewel-colored ice crystals.

From Literature

At each point of contact occurs a parhelion which is a mock sun of brilliant colors and called a sun-dog.

From Project Gutenberg

Several mock suns were observed, and on December 18th an eclipse of the moon occurred, during which this luminary was surrounded by a transparent circle, within which was a cross quartering the moon.

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Beyond that again is a lens which throws an enlarged image of the aperture on the screen, which we may call our mock sun.

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Sometimes the Aurora Borealis would flash up still further northward; and sometimes Aurora Parhelia—mock suns and mock moons—would appear in varied beauty in the starry sky.

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