What Produces a Sundog? Where and at What Time of Day

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What produces a sundog? Where and at what time of day might you try to see a sundog?

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Definitions:

True Length

The actual length of a line or object, as opposed to its apparent length when viewed from an angle or through a projection.

Pictorial Sketching

Pictorial sketching is the artistic process of creating a three-dimensional representation of an object on a two-dimensional surface, offering a realistic view that helps in understanding the object's shape.

Oblique Cabinet

Oblique Cabinet is a type of pictorial drawing technique in which an object's front face is drawn true size, but other surfaces are receded at an angle, typically to render depth.

Perspective

A drawing or representation technique that illustrates dimensions through a particular viewpoint, giving depth and spatial relationships.