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You’re a Pillar

4 March, 2009 (04:53) | Cool stuff, Physics

Light Pillars

Typically seen in polar regions, the vertical columns of light have been appearing along with frigid temperatures at lower latitudes this winter.

Light pillars appear when artificial light or natural light bounces off the facets of flat ice crystals wafting relatively close to the ground.

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