Solar pillar | ||||
Reflections of the Sun | Automatic translation | Updated June 01, 2013 |
At sunrise, when the atmosphere is cold, you can sometimes see a solar pillar, a vertical column of light. Image: Photograph of Lake Norman, North Carolina (USA). At sunset, the cold air, ice crystals suspended reflect sunlight, forming a vertical column of light, called solar pillar. The red light of sunset illuminates the benches and Cirrus Altocumulus orbiting above. Image Therry Holdsclaw. |