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'Rain of luminous beams' appears in the sky of Xiamen Huandao Road

Updated: 12 Jul 2010

Xiamen Huandao Road Huangcuo Xiamen meteorological observatory

The singular sight lasted for nearly one hour. Photo: Southeast Express

Dozens of vertical luminous beams appeared in the night sky of Xiamen about 11:30pm last Friday, reports Southeast Express.

The singular sight, which lasted for nearly one hour, was first discovered by Mr. Wang's friend, a resident in Huangcuo, near Xiamen’s famous Huandao Road.

According to Mr. Wang, his friend first saw several luminous beams in the sky and then told them to go outside and take a look. They were stunned by the sight before their eyes.

“At first, there were only five of them, hanging very low in the sky, but after a short while, the number increased to about 50, and they were higher and higher, just like a stave hanging in the sky,” Mr. Wang said.

The Xiamen meteorological observatory said no such astronomical phenomenon was monitored by the observatory. “But it was not a meteor shower,” a staff member said.

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厦门上空出现“光线雨” 像五线谱挂在天空(图)

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　　今日凌晨零点左右，在(厦门)环岛路黄厝，天空出现数十条垂直的光线！记者赶到时，光线已渐渐减弱，但记者还是用相机拍下了这一奇异景象。

　　据市民王先生介绍，昨日晚上11点半左右，他的朋友最先发现了天空中有几条垂直的光线，赶紧朝屋里喊他们出来看。一开始大家还将信将疑，结果大 家出来一看，马上就被眼前的景象吓呆了。“最初只有5条左右，位置也比较低，后来天空中密密麻麻地陆续出现了近50条，一个手掌比过去几乎满满都是，而且 位置越来越高，仿佛一张五线谱挂在天空中，非常亮。”

　　记者赶到时，部分光线被云层挡住，渐渐减弱，凭肉眼只能模糊地看到还有几条光线挂在空中，此时这些光线已在空中持续了近一个小时。不过当记者用 相机拍下来的时候，惊异地发现相片里仍然有许多条光线。

　　对于这一奇异现象，今日凌晨记者致电厦门气象台，工作人员表示台里没有监控到类似的天文现象，目前也尚未接到关于此事的报告。“但也不可能是流 星雨。”工作人员说。本报将继续关注此事。(记者 曾益航/文 梁张磊/图)

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