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| Video appears to show three suns in the skies above Mongolia | Video appears to show three suns in the skies above Mongolia |
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| A rare celestial event that appears to show three suns in the sky has been filmed in the skies above Mongolia. | A rare celestial event that appears to show three suns in the sky has been filmed in the skies above Mongolia. |
| The phenomenon, scientific name parhelion, was visible in areas across Mongolia on Sunday and shows the sun flanked by two reflections on either side. | The phenomenon, scientific name parhelion, was visible in areas across Mongolia on Sunday and shows the sun flanked by two reflections on either side. |
| A parhelion occurs when light from a sun at low altitude passes through ice crystal fragments in the earth’s atmosphere, causing light to be refracted. This creates what seems to be a Halo around the sun with two "sun-like" balls of light on either side. | A parhelion occurs when light from a sun at low altitude passes through ice crystal fragments in the earth’s atmosphere, causing light to be refracted. This creates what seems to be a Halo around the sun with two "sun-like" balls of light on either side. |
| A parhelion can also be known as a Sun Dog because they follow the sun like a dog follows its owner. | A parhelion can also be known as a Sun Dog because they follow the sun like a dog follows its owner. |
| For a parhelion to occur there has to be very specific conditions where the temperature is lower than -30°C and the air is filled with vapour and air crystals. | For a parhelion to occur there has to be very specific conditions where the temperature is lower than -30°C and the air is filled with vapour and air crystals. |