Three Suns appeared today in the city of Changchun, making
the inhabitants of the city to look surprised at the celestial
phenomenon.
The news immediately published to the Chinese media and people began
to take photographs of the phenomenon. There was not, however, something
inexplicable, but rather a phenomenon similar to that of the rainbow.
As explained by Zheng Liu Jilin head of the local weather center is
essentially an optical refraction of the atmosphere.
A rare celestial illusion of "triple suns" occurred in the sky over
Chifeng, in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday
morning. The sun, accompanied by two smaller twins, suddenly popped up
in the sky, and the triple suns appeared surrounded by arched
rainbow-like halos. The illusion is actually deemed a legitimate
astronomical phenomenon, also known as a "phantom sun" or "ice halo." It
only appears when ice crystals create high clouds in the air around
6,000 meters above ground, and produce reflected sunlight.
The news immediately published to the Chinese media and people began to take photographs of the phenomenon. There was not, however, something inexplicable, but rather a phenomenon similar to that of the rainbow. As explained by Zheng Liu Jilin head of the local weather center is essentially an optical refraction of the atmosphere.
A rare celestial illusion of "triple suns" occurred in the sky over Chifeng, in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday morning. The sun, accompanied by two smaller twins, suddenly popped up in the sky, and the triple suns appeared surrounded by arched rainbow-like halos. The illusion is actually deemed a legitimate astronomical phenomenon, also known as a "phantom sun" or "ice halo." It only appears when ice crystals create high clouds in the air around 6,000 meters above ground, and produce reflected sunlight.