Earth’s tilt is what causes the seasons; in the summer, when our planet’s pole is tipped toward the sun, the days are longer, and the true sun’s daily path across the sky is higher. The opposite is ...

A rare and spectacular sunset known as a sun pillar has been captured over Seaham. ... The meteorological phenomenon was captured from his back garden by Echo reader Ian Thomas.

Photos: Rare Sun halo dazzles Saudi Arabia skies, sparks social media buzz The phenomenon occurs when sunlight hits ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds ...

That's called a sun pillar. According to the National Weather Service, the optical phenomenon appears as a vertical shaft of light, visible most often at sunrise or sundown.

Editorial Standards ⓘ Dalencia Jenkins Meteorologist BALTIMORE — Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins teaches us what a sun pillar is, which requires super cold temperatures and a lack of wind.

Light pillars have been observed across West Michigan during the night. Cold temperatures and snow flurries help create this natural phenomenon.

Skier Lenka Lanč captured a rare atmospheric phenomenon, the 'sun candle,' in Austria, which quickly went viral. The phenomenon occurs when sunlight interacts with flat ice crystals, creating a ...

A skier in Austria captured a stunning sun pillar, a rare optical phenomenon where ice crystals reflect sunlight, creating a vertical column of light. This event, commonly seen during sunrise or ...

Weather Words: Light PillarSun Pillar The same phenomenon can occur with the sun as the light source, called a sun pillar. This occurs as the sun is setting and the same plate-shaped ice crystals ...

Sun Pillar The same phenomenon can occur with the sun as the light source, called a sun pillar. This occurs as the sun is setting and the same plate-shaped ice crystals are present.

Light pillars belong to the same family of optical phenomena called photometeors, which includes halos, sun dogs, cloud irridescence, and rainbows. On cold, calm nights with higher humidity (for ...