7 ‘suns’ were seen in the sky in Chengdu, a city in China. This surprising and mysterious natural phenomenon occurred in the sky of Chengdu, where the town was illuminated by 7 ‘suns’. This video, taken on August 18, was shared on the Chinese social site Weibo and went viral worldwide. In this video, 7 ‘suns’ can be seen in the sky. One is behind the clouds; the rest have different brightness intensities and colour temperatures. People got to see this sight in the sky for a minute.
According to a report by Dim Sun Daily HK, a resident of Chengdu, they captured the video on camera. This person said this mysterious scene in the sky lasted about 1 minute. Apart from him, many other people also saw it and took pictures of it. This incident has become a topic of much discussion among the local people.
How Are Seven Suns In China Sky Visible?
How can more than one sun be seen in the sky? The report says that optical illusion in light reflection has caused this incident. The extra six suns in the sky did not appear by magic in our solar system but are a common optical illusion caused by light refraction and reflection from layered glass.
Dim Sun Daily HK spoke to Zeng Yang, vice president of the Sichuan Society for Astronomy Amateur, about this phenomenon. He said that each layer of glass creates another virtual image. Sometimes, even with the same pane of glass, the number of virtual images can vary depending on the viewing angle. This is how the multiple suns appear straight and blurry from one ‘sun’ to the next.
