| Caption | A sun pillar rises above a snow-covered field near Stayner, Ontario, at sunrise on January 5, 2015. Sun pillars, also know as light pillars, are caused by light reflecting off of horizontally-oriented ice crystals. A snowy owl sits on a fence post in the foreground. | |
| Photo Id | w2881-5924-5b9f6 | |
| Date and Time | January 5, 2015 7:59 AM | |
| Location | Stayner, Ontario, Canada latitude 44° 25' 6.1" N longitude 80° 5' 45.6" W | |
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| Keywords | sun pillar, light pillar, solar pillar, pillar, atmospheric optics, winter, cold, ice, crystals, sunrise, orange, yellow, Stayner, Barrie, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Toronto, Ontario, ON, Canada | |
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