Two celestial sensations in as many days here in Winnipeg.

Early this morning, Winnipeggers may have noticed two dots on either side of a light halo around the moon. These are moon dogs, the rarer cousin of sun dogs, and are similarly caused by light refracting off ice crystals.

Manitoba Museum science educator Mike Jensen says to see moon dogs you need a bright moon -- something near the full moon phase -- and you need cold, crisp arctic conditions. According to Jensen, that's one positive we can takeaway from our current weather situation.

"We can take a little bit of solace in the fact that I mean it's only the regions of our planet that are getting these arctic conditions that are getting it, so while some of us may grumble about the cold, it's those conditions that are doing the prime factors for making these moon dogs appear," says Jensen.

Sun dogs also came out on Thursday morning. Several pictures of the phenomena are circulating online.

On Wednesday morning (Manitoba time), the world was treated to a Super Blue Blood Moon, which is a combination supermoon, blue moon, and blood moon. The next time that will happen won't be until 2037.

For Winnipeg's spoiled stargazers wondering what else they can look out for now, Jensen says Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are appearing in the sky in conjunctions -- that is, appearing close together --, and you never know when another fluke event like moon dogs may pop up.

"You never know if you don't look up."