**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

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2026-03-24T04:14:10Z

Astronomy Picture of the Day

24 March 2026

Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2603/LightPillarsMohe_Dai_1080.jpg

Image Credit: Jeff Dai, TWAN

Explanation:
What's happening at the end of that street?

Pictured here are not auroras but light pillars, a phenomenon typically much closer.

In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer can see a Sun pillar, a column of light appearing to extend up from the Sun caused by flat fluttering ice-crystals reflecting sunlight from the upper atmosphere.

Usually, these ice crystals evaporate before reaching the ground.

During freezing temperatures, however, flat fluttering ice crystals may form near the ground and are sometimes known as a crystal fog.

These small ice crystals may then reflect not the Sun but ground lights.

The featured image captured not only numerous light pillars but also the iconic constellation of Orion, and was taken in Mohe, the northernmost city in China.

#APOD lookUp #NASA Astrophotography #Astrophoto

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260323.html

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