'Sun pillar' in Japan

'Sun pillar' in Japan

OBIHIRO, Japan - A ''sun pillar,'' created by the reflection of sunlight on ice crystals in the atmosphere, appears in the mountains of Kitami in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

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