@DaveWhittle

The "light pillars" from London, Ontario, come from a deleted Reddit post. They look fake, but if real, they are reflections of lights on the ground by ice crystals.

Nothing to do with the sun or sun dogs.

Here's a link to another image:

https://www.newsweek.com/photo-showing-rare-light-pillars-shooting-sky-explained-manitoba-canada-1683137

#photography
#LightPillars

Stunning Photo Showing Rare 'Light Pillars' Shooting Into the Sky Explained

"That's probably one of the best photos of light pillars I've ever seen," said northern lights photographer Justin Anderson.

Newsweek
2 years ago today, 16th Feb '23 I photographed #LightPillars from #Oxfordshire UK. We don't see them very often here so this was a rare treat! They form when ice crystals sink lower in the atmosphere & reflect exposed lights into these light pillars #AtmosphericOptics
Uncommon Light Pillars Transforms Alberta Winter Sky into a Colorful Winter Display - Newspiler

Uncommon Light Pillars Transforms Alberta Winter Sky. Light pillars are vertical beams of light caused by reflections off ice crystals in the atmosphere.

Newspiler

Atmospheric Optics Photo #3: Light Pillars. Light pillars form when the light from artificial light sources reflects off plate-like ice crystals in the air between the light source and the observer.

More info and photos on my website here: https://www.lwpetersen.com/atmospheric-optics/light-pillars/

#atmosphericoptics #lightpillars #alaska

Light Pillars - Atmospheric Optics

Light pillars are caused by ice crystals reflecting light sources to the viewer's eye from plate-shaped ice crystals. Read more for photos and description.

Lee Petersen
APOD: 2024 March 4 – Light Pillars Over Inner Mongolia

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

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#lightpillars

foto: @lanara

I didn't get any aurora from North Oxfordshire during the alerts last night, but I did capture some #LightPillars ; it's only the 2nd time I've photographed them! #AtmsophericOptics

Conditions are just right late this evening for light pillars in the town of Riverton. Ice crystals underneath the low clouds and fog in the area are the right type and orientation to direct the light upward.
#lightpillars #wywx #Wyoming

RT @NWSRiverton@Twitter