Mystifying sun dogs appear around the sun in Galo, Belarus

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Look at these mystifying sun dogs surrounding the sun in Galo, Belarus.

They form like a giant eye in the sky. Eerie.

Photographer Yury Shevtsov was lucky enough to catch this eerie three suns phenomenon in the sky of his city, Galo.

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Yury Shevtsov

On January 3, 2016, eerie sun dogs appeared around the sun.

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Yury Shevtsov

The mysterious parhelia are linked together by a luminous ring known as a 22° halo creating a giant eye in the sky.

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Yury Shevtsov

Sun dogs are a member of a large family of halos, created by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.

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Yury Shevtsov

Sun dogs typically appear as two subtly colored patches of light to the left and right of the Sun, approximately 22° distant and at the same elevation above the horizon as the Sun.

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Yury Shevtsov

They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright.

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Yury Shevtsov

This video features the three suns phenomenon over Bolshereche, Russia on January 4, 2016:

Sun dogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the Sun is close to the horizon and when it is very cold. It was -17°C in Galo on January 3, 2016.

Another insane three suns appear over Chelyabinsk end of November 2015.

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