around the sun (parhelia or sundogs), but they are rarely seen
around the moon (paraselenae or moondogs).
The reason for the
halo was a thin veil of
cirrus or
cirrostratus clouds at high
altitude, made of of hexagonal ice crystals that refract the light.
Both in Norse and Greek mythology, the spots are described as wolves,
chasing the sun and the moon
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