Light pillars are optical phenomena where artificial lights appear to form vertical shafts above each source of light.
They're caused by millions of flakes of ice floating between the observer and the source presenting reflective horizontal surfaces.
They're like an upside-down version a light source reflecting vertically on the surface of water.
Pillars can form over natural light sources, such as the sun, where it's called a sun pillar.
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Hi James! A question that’s been on my mind for a while now is: with all the painting you still do and the popularity of Dinotopia, why don’t you paint it anymore? Even if it wasn’t a new story, I feel like there is still so much more to learn about this wonderful place you created. Thank you!
I think this is one of the concerns for the Dark Sky Movement - light pollution is causing habitat disruption around the world.
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