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THIS evening a sun-pillar was again visible at Swindon, not so brilliant or long-lived as that which recently attracted such widespread attention, but nevertheless quite definite. I first observed it about 6.15 p.m., when the sun was a few degrees above the horizon. It was of a clear yellow colour, and extended from the dull-red sun vertically upwards. The sun set behind a bank of murky haze, and shortly after—about 6.45—the pillar had faded from view.
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KNOWLES, H. Sun Pillars. Nature 65, 536 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/065536c0
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