November 02, 2013 17:07
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.
Video
http://rt.com/in-motion/triple-sun-china-phenomenon-138/
