Astronomy Fun Fact: The appearance of various effects such as sun pillars, light pillars, moon halos, and sundogs depend on ice crystal shape and orientation, plus the light source's elevation above the horizon. Your latitude can also be a factor.
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To: petuniasevan
Unfortunately, these light pillars also mean that the sky is full of ice. This means in turn that stars will twinkle severely like looking through prisms. In short, poor astronomy conditions all winter long in Fairbanks.
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Living in the South, I had never even heard of this phenomenon. Absolutely beautiful!!!
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09/02/2002 12:08:22 AM PDT by
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To: petuniasevan
Thanks !
To: petuniasevan
wow!!!!!!!! it's so amazing. I can't believe...woooowwww.
To: petuniasevan
AWSOME! I have seen a sun pillar hear in arizona in my back yard early in the morning. I have always wondered what it was, thanks for the explanation! GREAT picture!
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