Why does the sun look like two bodies right now?

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Today, I saw the sun a finger above the horizon, and it looked like there were two suns, the normal one, and a second one about 1/5 the size.

I tried googling the phenomenon, but all I’m getting is conspiracy theory stuff.

Edit: [here’s a photo](https://imgur.com/gallery/1WfaaNo)

In: Physics

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Might have been the phenomenon known as a sun dog, which is commonly observed at the horizon. Basically, refraction from ice crystals. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog

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