Post by sherlew99 on Jan 14, 2017 11:47:11 GMT -6
CBC News
Photographer captures amazing 'light pillars' phenomenon in North Bay, Ont.
'It looked like someone from Star Trek was trying to beam people up,' says Timothy Joseph Elzinga
By Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News Posted: Jan 11, 2017 2:57 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 11, 2017 7:18 PM ET
A northern Ontario man was surprised to wake up in the middle of the night to see beams of brightly coloured lights shooting up into the sky.
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Light pillars appear when either natural or artificial light bounces off ice crystals floating close to the ground.
In this case, the air was so cold that ice crystals were forming in the air, reflecting the city's street and business lights.
Photographer captures amazing 'light pillars' phenomenon in North Bay, Ont.
'It looked like someone from Star Trek was trying to beam people up,' says Timothy Joseph Elzinga
By Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News Posted: Jan 11, 2017 2:57 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 11, 2017 7:18 PM ET
A northern Ontario man was surprised to wake up in the middle of the night to see beams of brightly coloured lights shooting up into the sky.
...
Light pillars appear when either natural or artificial light bounces off ice crystals floating close to the ground.
In this case, the air was so cold that ice crystals were forming in the air, reflecting the city's street and business lights.
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