Quirks & Questions: What the heck are those light pillars?
You ask the question, we find the answer.
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Earlier this week, a photograph of mysterious "light pillars" went viral.
A Quirks & Quarks listener saw the same phenomenon. The experience prompted Mark Talbot to send us a message through Facebook, asking what causes them.
Dr. Paul Delaney, professor of Physics and Astronomy at York University, answers Mark's question on this week's program.
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