A rare atmospheric optical phenomenon called a parhelion appeared in the sky over Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday with two sun dogs flanking the sun.
Sun dogs are bright, rainbow-like patches of light that appear on either side of the sun when it is low on the horizon. They are formed by sunlight bending through ice crystals in the sky, creating a colorful display.
The mock suns are a member of the family of halos which are white and colored rings in the sky and often appear on the parhelic circle, forming a perfect central symmetry with the real sun as the axis.
Genhe City is located near a latitude of 55 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. Its winter is extremely cold, often accompanied by natural wonders such as ice fog, cold auroras, and sun dogs, making it an excellent place to observe various atmospheric optical phenomena.
Rarely seen sun dogs phenomenon appears in sky over Inner Mongolia
Rarely seen sun dogs phenomenon appears in sky over Inner Mongolia
