Light Pillars

When the light source is the sun light pillars are usually seen when the sun.

Light pillars. Light pillars occur when natural or artificial light reflects off flat ice crystals in the air close to the earth s surface. A light beam is a directional projection of light energy from a radiating source such as lamps torches etc. Manila residents captured photos breathtaking of light pillars that appeared in the sky in isabela city basilan sunday night. People places breathtaking light pillars.

If the light comes from the sun usually when it is near or even below. When the crystals are very high or the light sources are close the pillars seem to radiate from overhead the zenith. For light pillars especially those resulting from artificial light it is more of an optical illusion than an actual column of a reflected light beam. Light pillars or columns of light beaming to the sky are a spectacle that awes onlookers.

West coast on march 20 2016 a beautiful. Earthsky facebook friends occasionally post beautiful photos of sun pillars or light pillars for example there was a beautiful one seen from the u s. Part of the collective reflection that appears in a vertical manner sends light rays to the observer which often creates the illusion of a pillar. A light pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which a vertical beam of light appears to extend above and or below a light source the effect is created by the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere or that comprise high altitude clouds e g.

The higher the crystals in the atmsphere the taller is the pillar. Cirrostratus or cirrus clouds. A light pillar is not physically located either above or below a light source. Breathtaking light pillars in swedish sky.

The column producing pillars are approximately midway between the eye and the light source. Mark vincent wong lauriaga who took pictures of the phenomenon said it was about 8 00 p m. When they noticed the vertical beams of light in brgy. Breathtaking light pillars in swedish sky more from geobeats up next.