We see some dogs, we see a sun pillar and even a sun halo starting to form around the ... That’s because it’s where light refracts off the ice crystals present in a thin veil of cirrus clouds.

Often misconstrued as paranormal phenomena, these light pillars are in fact a striking natural optical illusion formed ... shimmering pillar that appears to stretch high into the sky, producing ...

Residents of Central Alberta, Canada, recently observed the rare phenomenon of 'light pillars' created by the refraction of ...

We see some dogs, we see a sun pillar ... at that sun halo and that’s a line that you see here, that circle that you see around the sun, not only here in the winter, but you can also see it in the ...

A rare atmospheric optical phenomenon has been seen in Canadian ... “The shape of the individual ice crystals causes the ‘light pillar’ optical effect above a light source.” ...

How are light pillars formed? This rare phenomenon occurs when light gets refracted through ... in a blog on the company’s website, explained that these optical wonders often form near streetlights, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the cold temperatures the Pittsburgh area has been experiencing and moisture moving in with the next ...

In an era where autonomous navigation, medical diagnostics and remote sensing are rapidly evolving, traditional ...

People in Central Alberta, Canada, witnessed a unique natural phenomenon when light ... but the delicate vertical beams of light are a natural optical illusion that occurs under extremely cold ...

Solid-state optical cooling is a prominent example that leverages a very unique phenomenon called anti-Stokes (AS) emission. Usually, when materials absorb photons from incoming light, their ...