Photo from the internet The first day of the new year gifted residents of the Leningrad region a rare natural phenomenon — "light pillars." Locals captured this spectacle in photos and videos that were shared on social media. This is reported by the News.ru website.
These optical effects looked so captivating that they created the illusion of a forest of vertical beams of light. They were observed in several localities in the region, including Garbolovo and Vartemyagi, as well as throughout the Vsevolozhsk district.
Photo from the internet Light pillars form when the temperature drops significantly, causing the air to become saturated with tiny ice crystals that refract and reflect light from various sources, such as street lamps and building lights. Such atmospheric phenomena are usually observed in the northern latitudes of the Arctic, and seeing them in the central part of Russia is a true stroke of luck, evoking admiration and interest among local residents.
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Light pillars are an optical phenomenon consisting of vertical glowing bands that arise from the reflection of light (from the Sun, Moon, or street lamps) off flat hexagonal ice crystals present in cold air. They most commonly appear in winter when ice needles or "diamond dust" form in the atmosphere, especially at low temperatures and high humidity, creating pillars that extend up and down from the light source.
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