Mister Sun Twins Revealed

A video that shows the appearance of sun in the sky twin horrendous Chinese cyberspace. One of the orange sun, the other more yellow and appear higher.

What actually happens? Site science, Life's Little Mysteries asked the phenomenon astronomers from the University of Illinois, Jim Kaler.
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According to Kaler, the appearance of the Sun is the effect of double refraction or optical refraction. However, he added, "this is very rare."


"I doubt that the phenomenon is a computer engineering," said Kaler. "There must be some sort of lump the atmosphere in a place that resulted in the spectacular phenomenon. It does seem like a mirage, "he added.

Mirage usually occurs when the refracted light. Usually occurs near the horizon, where the air is thicker, and aligned vertically above or below the original light source - not the next, like in the video. According to Kaler, the difference was probably when the pieces are in front of the Sun's atmosphere and create special effects.

Although unusual, the appearance of sun twins have previously been seen. Moon sighting is also a twin. As stated in the book "Light and Color in the Outdoors" by astronomer Marcel Minnaert.

Meanwhile, a number of other atmospheric optical scientist who contacted Life's Little Mysteries claimed to have never seen a phenomenon like the one in the video.

"It's not unusual optical phenomena that we often see," said Grant Perry, atmospheric scientists from the University of Wisconsin. "I wondered, is this due to the lens. However, if that's the case the image will come to move when the camera is moving, "said Perry. "But that does not happen."

In terms of optics, he says, "You can assume there are particles of ice or something in the atmosphere are aligned in such a way as to deflect the sun on a very small angle, but in only one direction."

Some of the atmospheric optical effects previously been described in science are like, sun dog, a mirage dusk (sunset Mirages), a pillar of the sun (sun pillars), and the halo of the Sun. But what is the appearance in the video was not included in any definition. "It's very exciting," said Kaler.

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