Sun Pillar reflections (APOD 2008 December 15)
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:39 am
Sun Pillar reflections appear to be brighter than the directly observed Sun Pillars themselves.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081215.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060205.html
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Is this:
0) not true?
1) an optical allusion?
2) a result of horizontal Sun Pillar polarization?
3) a result of snow flakes showing more reflecting area to the water than to the observer directly?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081215.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060205.html
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Is this:
0) not true?
1) an optical allusion?
2) a result of horizontal Sun Pillar polarization?
3) a result of snow flakes showing more reflecting area to the water than to the observer directly?