Saturday, March 8, 2014

This, Apparently, Is A Sun Pillar

My wife took a picture of this at sunrise during the winter, and until this last issue of Astronomy, we had no idea what the formal term for this phenomenon was:


It is caused, no, not by aliens calling the mothership, but by ice crystals in the atmosphere falling and reflecting sunlight.
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  1. ErisGuyMarch 9, 2014 at 4:46 AM

    “Sunsets, Twilights, and Evening Skies” by Aden Meinel at your local library.

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