When the Sun is behind the horizon or shielded from view by an obstacle, a sun pillar can be a surprising sight. In February 2000 a couple, hiking near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, U.S.A., noticed this "unusual red column of light rise mysteriously from the setting sun".
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