Sun pillar above Antarctic Sea

Sun pillar above Antarctic Sea

A phenomenon known as "sun pillar" is observed in the sky just after sunset from aboard the icebreaker Shirase on Feb. 19, 2017, during its Antarctic Sea voyage back to Japan from Showa Station, a Japanese research facility at the South Pole. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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