Independent TV

Showing now | Lifestyle

Two 'suns' seemingly appear in sky over China in rare phenomenon

00:22

Two bright ‘suns’ seemingly appear in sky over China in rare phenomenon

Two bright yellow “suns” seemingly appeared in the sky over southwestern China, baffling locals.

A cyclist from Chengdu, Sichuan province, recorded footage of the puzzling sight on Tuesday 18 July.

Both “suns” in the video seem to have a perfectly round shape and a vibrant yellow colour, with the second one being slightly smaller than the first one and sitting directly underneath.

Although this is not the first time a double sun image has been spotted, scientists have still a lot to discover about the peculiar phenomenon, which astronomers suspect is most likely a case of a rare mirage.

Up next

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in