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Most often at sunrise or sundown.
Sun Pillars appear as a shaft of light extending vertically above the sun.
Look for sun pillars when the sun is low on the horizon, and cirrus clouds are present.
They develop as a result of ice crystals slowly falling through the air, reflecting the sun’s rays off of them.
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