Hi Everyone,

Whilst sun pillars are extremely common for most people, for some reason I see very few of them; I'm not sure why this is. However, at the end of a very hazy day in which the painful glare was turned up to ten, I got this nice upper sun pillar,

http://theboltonhalotriangle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/24th-march-2012-upper-sun-pillar.html

Best,

Alec

And here's another;
http://500px.com/photo/6034283
Link originally posted on uk.sci.weather.

Nice!

Nice photos!
I will be looking out for sun pillars tonight, and the alignment of venus, jupiter and the crescent moon. Looks like clear skies are more or less guaranteed

Anita, North Cumbria, UK

Thanks, Anita!

I hope the conditions were favourable for you this evening. I lucked out again with a second pillar,

http://theboltonhalotriangle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/25th-march-2012-upper-sun-pillar.html

Best,

Alec

Great colour on that one, and I see you even got a mini contrail in the shot for added interest
Either there wasn't a sun pillar here, or it happened when someone phoned and I wasn't looking.

Anita, North Cumbria, UK

Good stuff. Pillars in their variety are a fascinating halo form.

Jari