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Video: Multiple Suns Seen in Skies Over China

According to experts, so-called 'sun dogs' are more likely to occur when the sun is lower on the horizon in January, April, August and October.
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Residents of Khorgas city in western China observed what looked like three suns hanging above the horizon, the Daily Mail reported, citing eyewitnesses.

Such optical illusions are a rare natural phenomenon known as a 'sun dog'. It happens when sunlight passes through ice crystals in a certain way when they are suspended in the air, the paper adds.

The stunning footage has been shared on social media.

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