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the Parhelion 8 , as big as the true Sun, This Mock - 
Sun (2) was amidft little, round, white Clouds, fet 
thick, and clofe to one another, (3) The Part of the 
Parhelion which faced the Weft was not round, but 
broken, having about a third Part of its Circumfe- 
rence open, and fhooting out the long bright Stream 
or Tail B H. (4) To this, both above and below, ad- 
fiered another Stream F G (y) fomewhat curved, (6} 
with its Horns turn'd from the Sun Weftward. (7) 
The Middle of this Mock-Sun fhone with fo great a 
Light, that the naked Eye could not bear it 5 where- 
fore I view'd it attentively through a Glafs darken'd 
with the Smoakof a Wax-candie. (8) The Light of 
the Parhelion B appear’d much weaker than that of the 
true Sun. (9) Its Circumference which faced the Sun, 
was red : Likewife (10) that Part of the Stream FG, 
which was towards the Sun, was Purple. Within the 
red Border appear'd the other Colours of the Rain- 
bow, as Yellow, Green and Azure. And the Stream 
B H was likewife embellifh'd with Red and Yellow. 
Both Edges of this were reddifh, and its Middle yel- 
lowifh. (11) The Sun S, was iy Degrees and half 
above the Horizon % and its Image B was near the 
fame Altitude, for I then found it to be 14 Degrees. 
(12) I meafured the Diftance from StoB, more than 
once, and found it to be 20 Degrees. (13) The Arch 
F G was near fix Degrees in Length. (14) Moft of the 
South part of the Hemifphere was overfpread with 
white Clouds, interfperfed here and there with fame 
darker ones. There were fome thin Clouds before the 
true Sun, through which its Rays eafily paffed. (1 y) 
When thicker Clouds furrounded the Sun, the Bright- 
nefs of the Parhelion was Lefien'd. (16) The Par he- 
