Stunning halos of light around sun called 'sun dogs' captured with snowy backdrop

Stunning footage shows halos of light around the sun captured with picturesque snowy backdrops and bright blue sky.

Amateur photographer Carol Bauer headed out into Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon (05/01) to record the phenomena known as sun dogs.

These are caused when sunlight is refracted by ice crystals in the air, causing a ring of light to appear around the sun.

Grandmother-of-five Carol and her husband Chuck Bauer spotted the rings flanking forests, behind a school and atop snow-covered fields.

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