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by ghiggi54
Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:01 am
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)

I am not a scientist; I only play one at home. However, the unusual fanning of the light pillars would seem to have a fairly straightforward explanation. Using the Higginson method of reasoning,it is as follows: Water crystals in the air are the cause of the pillars, of course. We can reasonably ass...