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- Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unusual Light Pillars Over Latvia (2009 Jan 12)
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Re: Unusual Light Pillars Over Latvia (2009 January 12)
The pillars aren't actually above the lights, this is an optical illusion. They couldn't be above the lights in reality because the lights have a reflector dish on top sending all of the light downward. The ice crystals which are between the light and the viewer are refracting the light in the same ...