The double sunrise phenomenon that occurred during the partial solar eclipse. /Courtesy of Jason Kurth, Sebastia Mcqueen

Could the Taeyang rise twice at the same time? A few days ago, this scene unfolded in Les Escoumins, Quebec, Canada. At the moment the Taeyang was rising, it was partially obscured by the moon, creating a partial solar eclipse. This footage captured the rare "double sunrise" live, showing the reflection on the St. Lawrence River.

At first, two bright lights appeared beyond the clouds, soon followed by something that looked like a bright horn. This was part of the Taeyang not covered by the moon. Before long, the entire obscured Taeyang revealed itself above the horizon. This "broken sunrise" phenomenon lasted only about 2 minutes, but the actual partial solar eclipse continued for a much longer duration. The moon orbits the Earth once a month, but its tilted orbit means it does not block the Taeyang every time.

부분일식 중 벌어진 이중 일출 현상./제이슨 커스(Jason Kurth), 세바스티아 맥퀸(Sebastia Mcqueen)