ALBAWABA - A video has circulated all over the internet sparking debate and leaving people with their mouths open. Three suns shine in China, what's the story?
According to local media and some social media users, residents of a Chinese village were shocked to wake up and see three suns covering the blue sky.
Multiple videos were captured to document this weird phenomenon, which many claimed could be a dangerous matter whilst some labelled it as one of the signs that the world is coming to an end.
The incident took place in the Chinese village of Sichuan and the villagers were terrified. However, many doubted the truth behind the video as some netizens said this clip could be developed and created using Artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
According to some experts, this is considered an extremely rare visual phenomenon and will disappear as soon as the causative factor is over.
People living in Sichuan were assured and asked not to freak out as this is a phenomenon and no danger is expected to come out of it.
A video shows 3 suns in China:
What is the name of the phenomenon?
The phenomenon has not only appeared in China, but also years ago people in Moscow, Russia also reported the same view when they woke up.
It is called the "Parhelion" or "lying sun," it is a weird phenomenon, according to scientists, and it is related to the atmosphere, which reflects the sun more than once. It occurs when the weather is very cold, so the sun's rays are reflected on the ice crystals carried in the clouds.
This phenomenon is expressed by the scientific name Parhelion, derived from the Greek, meaning "beside" and "helios" meaning the sun.
