New Delhi, February 15: Sunrise seekers in China were greeted with a pretty epic view as they witnessed to see "five suns" apparently hanging above the horizon of a province in Inner Mongolia. The mesmerizing video was shared by one of the leading media outlets of China with the caption: "What a spectacular wonder! Five suns are seen shining in the sky in N. China's Inner Mongolia."

The scientific explanation of the phenomenon is cited as an elaborate optical illusion that requires temperatures of -20 degrees. As the post went viral, Twitterati have flooded the social media with their reactions. A user wrote, "And only one is extraterrestrial." Moon to Pass Before Mars on February 18 Before Sunrise.

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Another wrote, "It's a sun dog, whippee!" "Is this because of all the pollution?" asked one user. A post read, "Yes. The end of the day, a lovely sunset. I think that's what it was."

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