Just had to share this with you!
This is a remarkable photograph. Something I have never seen.
Anyway, here’s the story behind it!
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Otherworldly light pillars captured over Whitefish Bay
MICHAEL D’ESTRIES, November 2, 2018
At first glance, the mesmerizing light display that occurred on Oct. 16 over Whitefish Bay, Michigan, had all the hallmarks of a visual effect from a science-fiction film. Instead of “first contact,” however, this beautiful shimmer is actually a fairly common optical phenomenon called a light pillar.
Light pillars form when sources of light from the ground, sun or even the moon interact with horizontal concentrations of ice crystals in the atmosphere. When viewed from a distance, these crystals align in such a way as to create the optical illusion of a dazzling pillar of light.
Photographer Vincent Brady, who specializes in capturing nocturnal scenes, said in a Facebook post that he was “pleasantly surprised” to come across the phenomenon.
“This is a shot north of Paradise, MI looking east over Whitefish Bay,” he wrote. “The red lights are around the Canadian island Ile Parisienne. I’m not entirely sure of the artificial light source of the pillars.”
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Astounding!
Anyone else seen these?
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That is beautiful, Paul. I can also see where this phenomenon could be mistaken for a UFO.
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Hence the title, Susan. Astounding!
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I’ve never heard about this phenomenon. Stunning.
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Neither had I, Margaret, and I like to think that I take an interest in these sorts of things.
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I have heard about them but have never seen them. Thanks for sharing.
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That’s more than me, Anita. I had never heard of them.
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Its kind of like Ice Quakes. Never heard of them until I moved from the south to the midwest.
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I ‘have’ seen these – many years ago in Maine. Always thought they were Northern Lights, and perhaps along the same spectrum. Great photo! Wish I’d had a good camera, back in the day … 😉
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I think, underline think, that they are different to the Northern Lights. Yes, it’s a great photo, Bela.
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Interesting phenomenon 😃
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Very interesting, Colette, very interesting indeed!
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Wonderful photo Paul I think there are many new anomalies in the sky when we see the many reports of triple and even five rainbows in straight line not arched.. We are living in very interesting times.. 😉
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It was a lovely photograph, wasn’t it!
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Lovely
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Just STUNNING! Thanks for sharing it. Have a wonderfilled Thanks-Giving Day.
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I thought you would find this interesting! Happy Holidays!
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