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\nLight pillars are optical phenomena that occur in extremely cold atmospheres, when flat ice crystals form close to the ground. They reflect natural and artificial light in columns that extend through the sky. This captivating spectacle...\nLight pillars are optical phenomena that occur in extremely cold atmospheres, when flat ice crystals form close to the ground. They reflect natural and artificial light in columns that extend through the sky. This captivating spectacle is exclusive to extremely cold temperatures, when ice crystals align themselves hexagonally while descending through the atmosphere. Acting as an enormous mirror, their combined surfaces reflect the light that illuminates them, resulting in an extension of light above and below the source. The intensity of this effect intensifies with denser and larger ice crystals.\n
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crystals, light, color, degrees, night, regions, clouds
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