Strange objects hanging in night sky over Iraq, page 3

They are Light pillars:They can provide quite a show in the colld nights.

Colorful Light Pillars

Explanation: How can an aurora appear so near the ground? Pictured above are not aurora but nearby light pillars, a local phenomenon that can appear as a distant one. In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer can see a Sun-pillar, a column of light appearing to extend up from the Sun caused by flat fluttering ice-crystals reflecting sunlight from the upper atmosphere. Usually these ice ice crystals evaporate before reaching the ground. During freezing temperatures, however, flat fluttering ice crystals may form near the ground in a form of light snow, sometimes known as a crystal fog. These ice crystals may then reflect ground lights in columns not unlike a Sun-pillar. In the above picture, the colorful lights causing the light pillars surround a ice-skating rink in Fairbanks, Alaska.

"Credit & Copyright: Walter Tape (Alaska Fairbanks), Figure 8-1, Atmospheric Halos "




[edit on 4/1/08 by Umbra Sideralis]

[edit on 4/1/08 by Umbra Sideralis]

reply to post by jritzmann

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Humm..Have you seen my last post?

Originally posted by Zenem
It is Iraq, what about UAV's or stationary sattellites? - Just a thought

Are not people reading nothing posted here? Or you guys just read the topic tittle, the OP post and hit to answer?

...I give up!!




Light pillars site

[edit on 4/1/08 by Umbra Sideralis]

reply to post by Umbra Sideralis

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I live near Fairbanks and have seen similar lights, but nothing to that extent

But I never thought of mentioning it, because I wasnt sure how cold it got there in Iraq.

That picture is awesome!

[edit on 4-1-2008 by greeneyedleo]

Originally posted by greeneyedleo
reply to post by Umbra Sideralis

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I live near Fairbanks and have seen similar lights, but nothing to that extent

But I never thought of mentioning it, because I wasnt sure how cold it got there in Iraq.

That picture is awesome!

[edit on 4-1-2008 by greeneyedleo]

Yes , true! With the proper conditions it is quite a show.
I am amazed with the plethora of possible colours (see the last pic i posted)
May be the Irak ones could be smaller due to the amount of ice cristals, but they are lovely

Thanks to Kruel for the original image.

You can see that there seems to a physical object here?? It is appears to be a long cylindrical shape?

Embossed:












[edit on 4-1-2008 by lazer1]

How cold does it need to be for the light pillars?? It hasn't gotten below 32 yet this this year in Baghdad.
Granted, this could be north Iraq. To me it looks like aurora through a night scope.

Notice the 'red' haze.

[edit on 4-1-2008 by Viszet Oki]

reply to post by lazer1

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You can see that there seems to a physical object here?? It is appears to be a long cylindrical shape?............Embossed:

apperences can be deceptive , and " emboss " is worthless as a forensic tool

please take the time to educate yourself on how the " emboss " feature works , it makes assumptions that are invalid

reply to post by omnicron

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lol you see maybe people were reading but do not agree with the statement of light pilalrs . So just because somebody thinks its light pillars and shows a nice photo of pillars of light streaching from the ground to the sky (very nice looking phenomen imo) , dosent meant that this is it ..

So yea I guess people did read and look at the photo but did not agree with it .

For me the two do not look alike , why ? Well because one shows a pillar of light streaching from the ground to sky and the other shows a definite shape (not saying its material shape) which emits/reflects/makes/conjures/ take your pick light arround it , and to me the do not look alike ..

Could it be light pillars (the phenomen) , yes it could .
Could it be sun dogs , yes it could
Could it all be a hoax , yes it could
Could it be ET , yes it could
Is it light pillars for sure , hell no it is not for sure unless you give me scientific proof that it is and not a biased opinion based arround a picture.

So next time you try to be a smart ass about something and insult people on ATS just because you think they should agree with somebody elses opinion (and yes it was just an opinion and not a fact , because nobody can honestly say he/she knows 100% without actually beeing there and researching it , and having the knowledge to do it) that has been posted , maybe think twice before you hit the "reply" button .




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[edit on 4-1-2008 by Thill]

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