That's called a sun pillar. According to the National Weather Service, the optical phenomenon appears as a vertical shaft of light, visible most often at sunrise or sundown.

As the sun rose over Schoolcraft, Michigan, on Friday morning, Myra Delaney captured a pillar of light stretching vertically into the sky. The phenomenon is called a sun pillar, and is most ...

TOPEKA — An early morning atmospheric phenomenon known as a “sun pillar” was visible in the eastern sky on Monday morning. If you happen to be up early enough these pillars of lig… ...

Sun pillars are a dramatic optical illusion. Here's how they form and the best time to spot them. As a meteorologist, I had learned about sun pillars but I had never seen one until recently. I was ...

Sun Pillar. The same phenomenon can occur with the sun as the light source, called a sun pillar. This occurs as the sun is setting and the same plate-shaped ice crystals are present.

The atmosphere was just right for this phenomena as the sun rose Tuesday morning. Take a look at the photo gallery above to see the photos. (WLUK) -- Many in Northeast Wisconsin woke up to a ...

This image showing multiple optical phenomena (halos, sun dogs, a sun pillar and arcs) was taken in Waterford, WI on Monday. Posted by CIMSS on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

INDIANAPOLIS — Weather phenomena often catch our eye and leave us in awe when we see them, and this one is no different. What some would call a "Light/Sun Pillar" happened Monday in Indianapolis ...

Sun Pillar. The same phenomenon can occur with the sun as the light source, called a sun pillar. This occurs as the sun is setting and the same plate-shaped ice crystals are present.