Sun Pillar.

Alex

Sun pillar seems to be vertical rays of sunlight, but it's actually caused by falling ice crystals. This photo is taken by Jim Kirkpatrick & Brigitte Heiter-Kirkpatrick - see more at the always awesome Astronomy Picture of the Day.


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The bulletin of atomic scientists have been trying to do the same thing for decades. I bet you did not even know there was a bulletin of atomic scientists.
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