parhelia

Sundogs, mock suns or parhelia

A pair of brightly colored spots, one on either side of the sun.

Sundogs form as sunlight is refracted by hexagonal plate-like ice crystals with diameters larger than 30 micrometers and their flat faces horizontally oriented.

Sundogs are visible when the sun is near the horizon and on the same horizontal plane as the observer and the ice crystals. As sunlight passes through the ice crystals, it is bent by 22 degrees before reaching our eyes, much like what happens with 22 degree halos. This bending of light results in the formation of a sundog.

The difference between sundogs and halos is the preferential orientation of the ice crystals through which the light passes before reaching our eyes. If the hexagonal crystals are oriented with their flat faces horizontal, a sundog is observed. If the hexagonal crystals are randomly oriented, a halo is observed.

Wow, look at the sun! There are beautiful parhelia today.

parhelia by beckerdecker January 21, 2005

parhelion 

Someone that everyone hates.

"Gawd i hates that parhelion"

parhelion by United Nations Definitions May 16, 2004

parmelia 

It's a shit hole. South of Perth full of C.U.B's (Cashed up Bogan's).

Every second vehicle is,
either a Cruiser or Patrol.
The odd Ford or Holden stolen from the North ends up there.. Burnt out and upside down. Somewhere in the off road area behind 'ole Mandurah Road.

The front lawns, are usually just over grown weeds.

Sometimes the lawns are dead. or just sandy.

The manicured wood chip, round abouts have all been rooster tailed and the, ovals

by the skate have single, black tyre marks from stolen motorbikes that can be heard between, the hours of 12am and 3 am as they ride about dealing.

Some times the keen observer high on meth

can, view these one wheeled temporary earthlings, O.W.T. E riding on one wheel at high speeds. With no helmets or lights. Late at night.

Don't come here.
Ppl get stabbed and killed.

You often hear kind words of encouragement like

"Like fuck off.."

" let's burn shit."

And "hey there's some couches out on the verge ."

Every one who lives here says...

"Fuck I hate living in Parmelia..
"I think I'll move...

too Parmelia.. But next street over

Everything sucks even Jess who has 5 kids. Too 5 different Dads.

Who turns tricks for new tats.. Still can't afford food for the kids.

God bless Parmelia..

P1 "Where do you live?"

P2 "Parmelia bra"

P1 "Which part? "

P2 "The good part aye.."

parmelia by 001too1 October 16, 2023