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Look At These Beauty Light Pillars Over Peterborough Tonight
/James Todd captured this stunning image of light pillars on Sunday night (January 29th). "I took the picture just off Lily Lake Road, facing towards the city," he tells PTBOCanada.
City lights reflecting off Moisture Crystals
Look At These Absolutely Stunning Pictures Of Light Pillars Over Peterborough Last Night
/[UPDATE: CBC's Strombo picks up our story.]
[UPDATE No. 2: Globe and Mail picks up our story.]
[UPDATE No. 3: Huffington Post picks up our story.]
[UPDATE No. 4: Smithsonian.com picks up our story.]
[UPDATE No. 5: CTV News picks up our story.]
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Those weren't alien lights you saw last night (February 25th). They are called light pillars, which happen during cold temps like we experienced last night into early this morning. The visual phenomenon is created by the reflection of light from ice crystals in the atmosphere. Local photographer Jay Callaghan is a night owl, and took these beautiful pics below around 1:45 a.m. in the Parkhill Rd West area looking towards Chemong. "Once the clouds rolled in the pillars disappeared, so I was at the right place at the right time," Jay tells us. You sure were.
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