No Dog Days Here

This sundog was formed out of clear skies and temperatures that at this moment were -8F, with -30F wind chills--dangerous to prolonged exposure of the skin. The location was on Archer Drive in the new Bowman Meadows housing development in Marion, Iowa, just east of Cedar Rapids. Though the sky was clear as a bell, a wind-borne steam plume from the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, Iowa can be seen drifting low (right-to-left) across the sun. The image was captured at 3:54 PM CST, Monday, January 6, 2014. I did not venture far from my warm vehicle for this photo opportunity!