Sun pillar 2005/2/25 17:50 EST

Sun pillar 2005/2/25 10 minutes later

2005/2/25 A nice sun pillar at sunset. It appeared at around 5:45pm. At first it's a thin, long, white pillar above the sun, while the sun itself was hidden by some clouds. After a few minutes it disappeared, only to re-appear when the red sun was almost set. The visual effect was striking -- the now red sun pillar shining against a dark cloud backdrop. Temperature around 30F. Canon EOS 300D camera with lens set at 55mm and 170mm respectively. From Green Tree, Pittsburgh.

Sun pillar 2003/12/20

2003/12/20 16:56 EST. A faint sun pillar on top of the setting sun. Somewhat cold (26F). Green Tree, Pittsburgh. Nikon coolpix 995 camera snap shot.

Sun pillar 2003/1/17

2003/1/17 17:09 EST. A sun pillar above the setting sun. Weather was cold (15F) and snowy. From Carnegie Mellon university, Pittsburgh. Nikon coolpix 995 digital camera.