The sun shone just three

Witnesses of unusual natural phenomenon has recently become residents of several Chinese provinces. In the sky they saw not one sun, but three. The phenomenon lasted for two hours, shocked even the staff of meteorological services. Residents of Chifeng District, located in the northeastern part of China (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) was fortunate to most. In the morning for two hours, they watched the sun shine triple - one moment of light and the illusion of two or two ghost stars. Each of the three celestial bodies clearly could see your rainbow halo.

It should be noted that he was shocked by what he saw, meteorologists still deny any hypothesis of a mystical nature. Miracle is a very scientific explanation called parhelion. This natural phenomenon is typical for autumn period when the Earth at an altitude of about 6000 kilometers appears cloud of anisotropic oriented tiny ice crystals. The light of the sun, falling on this education begins refracted, resulting in there are "ghosts" of light. Typically, the amount of solar twins due to the angle of refraction. For example, in some areas, the Chinese district in the sky you can see the lights of the five Suns.





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