Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Mysterious "Pillars of Light" Phenomenon! What Are They?

If you have ever been privy to the phenomenon of light pillars, then you know it is truly an amazing sight. They appear when the weather is extremely cold and form vertical columns of light beaming directly towards the sky. They are created when light from the sun, moon, streetlamps, or any terrestrial source, reflects on the surface of a flat piece of ice crystal. When the light source is close to the ground, the light pillar appears above the floating crystals.



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