Ulan Bator - Residents of Mongolia today was attended by an unusual spectacle: the sky as the sun shined on three, an event worthy of science fiction.
In fact this is a phenomenon well known to meteorologists, optical phenomenon, called "Sun dog" or "false sun", when two bright spots seen on both sides of the sun at the same height above the horizon. The observer then has the impression to see two or three suns.
This phenomenon is refraction of light through the hexagonal ice crystals in rare clouds.
Sun dog are usually heralds the rain, according to the electronic media.



