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Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
A Sun Pillar in Red and Violet
Explanation:
Sometimes the unknown is beautiful. In 2000 February near Lake Tahoe, Nevada [ http://silver.state…], two amateur photographers noticed an unusual red column of light [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] rise mysteriously from a setting sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. During the next few minutes, they were able to capture the pillar [ http://www.sundog.c…] and a photogenic sunset [ http://www.photolib…] on film. Pictured above, the red column [ http://www.astrophy…] is seen above a serene Lake Tahoe [ http://en.wikipedia…] and snow-capped mountains across from Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park [ http://parks.nv.gov…]. The mysterious column, they learned later, is a Sun Pillar [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], a phenomenon where sunlight reflects off of distant falling ice crystals [ http://www.sundog.c…].
Credit and Copyright:
Jim Kirkpatrick [ mailto: sunpillar at kirkpatricks dot org ] & Brigitte Heiter-Kirkpatrick
facet_when:
2000
facet_where:
Nevada
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Sun
facet_when_year:
2000
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060205

A Sun Pillar in Red and Violet
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