This optical illusion that appears to be three suns shining down on the earth, is known as a Sundog or Mock sun, formally called a Parhelion (plural parhelia) in meteorology.
It is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the sun. It happens when refracted sunlight is reflecting through icy clouds that contain tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Isn't nature neat!
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