Seven Suns Appear In China: Netizens Stunned By Sky Sighting

A bizarre phenomenon has left residents of China's Chengdu in awe after a video surfaced showing seven suns hanging in the sky.

The clip, which was shared on Weibo, shows multiple suns lining up on a diagonal, casting an orange glow across the clouds. The brightest of the 'suns' appears to be the real one, with the others fading in brightness as they move away from the center.

According to Sin Chew Daily, the unusual sighting only lasted about a minute, leaving the person filming in complete awe.

While some have attributed the phenomenon to a parhelion, also known as a sun dog, others have suggested that it might have been an optical illusion caused by light refracting through layered glass.

Dr. Wang, vice president of the Sichuan Society for Amateur Astronomy, believes that the sighting could have been caused by light refracting through layered glass. "Each layer of glass could produce additional illusory images, or even several, depending on the viewing angle," he explained.

A parhelion is a phenomenon where sunlight is refracted through ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere, creating the illusion of multiple suns alongside the real one.

Whatever the cause, the sighting has left residents of Chengdu stunned and amazed by this unusual display of celestial wonder.