Directory of Sun Pillars Resources

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Sun pillars occur around sunrise and sunset when there are ice crystals in the air. It makes it look like there is a pillar of light leading from the Sun to the Earth. Do not look directly at the sun.

Resources in This Category

• Atmospheric Optics

  http://www.atoptics.co.uk/
  Contains information on the different types of pillars, and pictures.

• Sun pillars

  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~zhuxj/astro/html/sunpillar.html
  Contains a few pictures.

• The Weather Doctor - Light Pillars

  http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/eyes/pillars.htm
  Explains how pillars form, with many diagrams.

• Upper Sun Pillar

  http://www.meteoros.de/arten/ee08e.htm
  Contains a description and formation of sun pillars.

• Wikimedia Commons: Sun Pillars

  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sun_pillars
  Contains pictures of sun pillars.

 

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