Light Pillars: Why Winter Skies Grow Columns of Light
A row of lights seems to have stretched straight up from a snowy neighbourhood. Blue, yellow and white columns hang above the roofs, as th...
atmospheric optics
Crown Flash: A Strange Light Above an Indiana Storm
A patch of light above a storm cloud was enough to make a cyclist in Greenwood, Indiana stop and reach for a phone. The resulting recordin...
Finland’s Sun Halo Display: Ice Crystals at Work
Pauli Hänninen’s Finnish halo photographs show a sky busy with arcs and bright spots. A small group of people beneath the display gives it...
Light Pillars: When Ice Crystals Reflect the Night
Coloured columns seem to rise above streets and rooftops in these light-pillar photographs. The effect can transform ordinary outdoor ligh...