KRTV meteorologist Erik Johnson says that sun dogs appear on frigid winter days when the sun appears to have two smaller ...

What look like light sabers or giant spotlights shooting straight up in the sky, light pillars are one of the most magnificent optical illusions. Light pillars occur when plate-shaped ice crystals are ...

MICHIGAN, USA — You may have seen it during the overnight hours. A natural phenomenon has been spotted across West Michigan as arctic air funnels through the area-- light pillars. Light pillars are a ...

A rare phenomenon called light pillars were seen beaming up to the night's sky in Beloit, Wisconsin, on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported over five hours of freezing fog in ...

(CNN) — Like something taken straight from a sci-fi movie, strange columns of light have been spotted recently across the northern United States, dancing up toward the night sky and mesmerizing ...

(WOOD) — Bitterly cold nights in West Michigan have been perfect for the formation of “ice pillars.” Sometimes, the same cold air conditions can lead to spectacular sunrises with “sun pillars” ...

Did you see more interesting lights in the sky this week? It wasn't a meteor this time, but still fascinating. This atmospheric optical phenomenon, known as light pillars, were observed in the sky ...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - A Boulder photographer believes he captured a rare phenomenon on Monday evening when he was inspecting the burn area of the CalWood Fire. The display of light is known as light ...

While large swaths of North America endure the bitterly cold weather, there is a colorful upside to the arctic conditions. Photographers in North America have captured brightly colored vertical ...