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A Sun Pillar in Red and Violet

NASA APOD · Jim Kirkpatrick & Brigitte Heiter-Kirkpatrick
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Sometimes, sunlight interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere creates beautiful optical phenomena. This image, taken near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, shows a sun pillar. This red column of light rises mysteriously from a setting sun, created when sunlight reflects off hexagonal ice crystals in the air. The phenomenon was captured by amateur photographers in February 2000.

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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 7 NOV 2001 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 7 NOV 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 7 NOV 2001
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Last quarter, 61% lit
POSITION
Day 311 of 365
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