Cirrus fibratus and a sun pillar [OC]

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Cirrus fibratus and a sun pillar [OC]

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Clouds · 11 months ago

Picture taken on 25.6.2023 at 01:27 local time.

A sun pillar is formed when horizontally floating hexagonal ice crystals (in this case within the Cirrus) reflect light. Kinda like the reflection of the setting sun over wavy water, but in this case upside down.

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