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Moon dog
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A moon dog, or mock moon, also called a paraselene in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon consisting of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Moon. It is exactly analogous to a sun dog, the same halo effect produced by moonlight instead of sunlight.
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