Chinese residents grabbed their cameras and rushed
outside to marvel at an extremely rare astronomical illusion of "triple
suns" in the sky over Chifeng, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
over the weekend
The sun appeared to be accompanied by two smaller
twins that suddenly emerged in the sky at around nine AM local time, and the
third “sun” appeared to be surrounded by several arched rainbow-like halos.
The astronomical illusion remained in the skies over Chifeng for approximately two hours, and many residents took pictures or videos to record the incredible moment out on the streets.
Some witnesses claim to have seen five suns shining
in certain areas of the city. The illusion is actually classified as a legitimate
astronomical phenomenon known as phantom sun or ice halo,
according to the Chifeng Meteorological Bureau.
The rare phenomena only appears when ice crystals create high clouds in the air around 6,000 meters above ground, and produce reflected sunlight, which causes the appearance of additional “suns”.
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