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Light pillar

A light pillar or ice pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which a vertical beam of light appears to extend above and/or below a light source. The effect is created by the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere or that compose high-altitude clouds (e.g. cirrostratus or cirrus clouds). If the light comes…

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Light pillar

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples27
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Light pillar

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related to External links · 17
Light pillar → An Introduction, Another, Atmospheric Optics, Carolina, Day, December, Explanations, Eyes, Light Pillars, NASA Astronomy Picture, November, Pillars, Related Phenomena, Sun Pillar Over North, Sun Pillars, Sydney Morning Herald, The Weather Doctor's Weather
related to Formation · 10
Light pillar → Due, Each, In, Its, More, Ripples, See, The, This, Unlike

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light pillars crystals ice pillar source sun reflection clouds beam phenomenon see also atmospheric optical vertical effect suspended usually near

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Light pillarrelated to External linksPillars0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksAtmospheric Optics0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksExplanations0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksLight Pillars0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksAn Introduction0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksSun Pillars0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksRelated Phenomena0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksThe Weather Doctor's Weather0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksEyes0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksAnother0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksSydney Morning Herald0.60section
Light pillarrelated to External linksNovember0.60section

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