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Sun pillar - most cases require ice crystals falling from cloudFalling ice crystals termed virga

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Description

Sun pillar - most cases require ice crystals falling from cloudFalling ice crystals termed virga

Photographer

Grant W. Goodge

Location

View SE from I-40 SE of Asheville, North Carolina

Collection

Weather Service

Weather Wonders

Sun Dogs, Sun Pillars, Rays & Bands

Keywords

Weather Wonders

Sun Phenomena

Pillars