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A light pillar or ice pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which a vertical beam of light appears to extend above and/or below a light source. The effect is created by the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere or that comprise high-altitude clouds (e.g. cirrostratus or cirrus clouds). [1]
The Helmholtz–Kohlrausch effect (after Hermann von Helmholtz and V. A. Kohlrausch [1]) is a perceptual phenomenon where some hues, even when of the same lightness, appear to be bolder than others. Each color on top has approximately the same luminance level and yet they do not appear equally bright or dark.
A light pillar, or sun pillar, appears as a vertical pillar or column of light rising from the Sun near sunset or sunrise, though it can appear below the Sun, particularly if the observer is at a high elevation or altitude. Hexagonal plate- and column-shaped ice crystals cause the phenomenon.
Meteorologist Alex O'Brien explains the science behind how light pillars occur and why they have been appearing in the sky recently. Light Pillars in nighttime sky explained [Video] Skip to main ...
Optical phenomena are any observable events that result from the interaction of light and matter. All optical phenomena coincide with quantum phenomena. [ 1 ] Common optical phenomena are often due to the interaction of light from the Sun or Moon with the atmosphere, clouds, water, dust, and other particulates.
Light pillars show up when ground-level light is refracted through ice crystals in the air. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Visual perception is the ability to interpret the surrounding environment through photopic vision (daytime vision), color vision, scotopic vision (night vision), and mesopic vision (twilight vision), using light in the visible spectrum reflected by objects in the environment.
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