Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Two Suns Seen in Russia Sky: Sundog Phenomenon Explained
People in Sakhalin, Russia, saw something amazing in the sky.
It looked like there were two suns!
But it wasn't really two suns.
It was a special trick of the light called a 'sundog'.
Sundogs happen when sunlight goes through tiny ice crystals in the air.
These crystals bend the light and make colorful patches in the sky.
The closest part to the sun is red, and the parts farther away are green and blue.
Sundogs can be seen anywhere in the world, any time of the year, when the sun is low in the sky.
It's like a cool magic show that nature puts on for us!
Residents of Sakhalin, Russia, witnessed a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a 'sundog'.
The phenomenon appeared as two suns in the morning sky, captured on video by a local resident.
Sundogs are caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
They are most visible when the sun is low in the sky, appearing as colorful patches 22 degrees on either side of the sun.
The closest part of a sundog to the sun is red, with greens and blues forming beyond that.
- Who
- Residents of Sakhalin, Russia
- What
- Observed a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a 'sundog'
- When
- Morning
- Where
- Sakhalin, Russia
- Why
- Due to the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere
- Location
- Sakhalin, Russia
- Phenomenon
- Sundog
- Cause
- Atmospheric optical effect involving ice crystals
- Visibility
- When the sun is low in the sky
- Coloration
- Red closest to the sun, greens and blues beyond
- Global Occurrence
- Visible worldwide, any time of year
- Angle from Sun
- 22 degrees on either side