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Jan 02 2006

Sun Pillars

Posted by: Elaine in Science

Astronomy Picture of the Day explains a phenomenon that I occasionally see at sunrise here in the winter in A Sun Pillar Over Maine.

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2 Responses to “Sun Pillars”
  1. janice says:

    January 2nd, 2006 at 8:49 pm

    Beautiful picture. We call them “sun dogs” I don’t know why. Last week in St. Paul, MN we had a double sun dog. It is a sight to see one. Thank you for your picture.

  2. Fran says:

    January 5th, 2006 at 10:43 pm

    I feel like I’ve seen this phenomena, maybe just in pictures because we don’t have the cold temps here you do. It’s beautiful! Wish you could have seen the PV sunset I saw tonight from the Admiral Risty Restaurant. Holy moley. It was an 80 degree day, crystal clear, and the sunet was like a palette of blues, grays, oranges, purples, reds, maroons, you name it. Didn’t have a camera, darn it.

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