Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Sky Roads of Kauttua



Thanks to airborne ice crystals reflecting street lights into the sky—an effect known as light pillars—the small Finnish village of Kauttua was greeted with an astral image of itself, as seen in this photo by Mia Heikkilä.

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  1. #LuxEura
    © Mia Heikkilä 2016

    https://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/47474
    #Taivaanvahti
    #Ursa

    Huikea havainto - Euran kadut heijastuvat taivaalle
    https://www.avaruus.fi/uutiset/tahtiharrastus-ja-taivaanilmiot/huikea-havainto-euran-kadut-heijastuvat-taivaalle.html

    Apod
    Reflected town map
    http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fza68.htm

    Light pillars - Light map in the sky
    http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=121829

    One of the Single Weirdest “Lights in the Sky” Events Ever: City Map Drawn in the Sky
    http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/01/16/optical_phenomenon_draws_a_map_of_a_city_in_the_sky.html

    #Finland #Kauttua #Eura

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