Steve?
Taken by Jack Hall on May 4, 2018 @ Manteca CA
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I saw this vertical beam near sunset near Manteca CA on Friday May 4. Since STEVE was active, I was wondering if this was a manifestation of it.
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Hi Jack, this is a Sun pillar - light scattered off ice crystals in the atmosphere. See https://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/pillar.htm
Posted by ozalba 2018-05-10 23:38:51
Sun pillar! Aurora isnt visible during the day.
Posted by kb9uwu 2018-05-11 12:41:51
 
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