Pillars of Light observed in the sky over Japan

[thomas]

"Pillars of Light" observed in the sky over Japan triggered fears of an alien invasion. The truth, however, is much more mundane—still, an impressive sight.

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In the case of the "pillars of light" drawing speculation about an "alien invasion," the truth behind them has been far easier to establish. The photos were posted on May 11 by X user maashii_taiyo and have attracted 12.1 million views. Maashi told the Japanese website Hint-Pot that the phenomenon is caused by light emitted from fishing boats and refracting in the sky, and it is said to occur only under certain weather conditions every few years.

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夜空に光の柱…まるで「エヴァ」　SNS仰天「なにこれすごい！」　貴重現象の正体は？

幻想的な光景が人々の心を魅了しました。X（ツイッター）に11日夜に投稿された1枚の写真に映る、夜空に浮かぶ9本の光の柱。1日半で1000万回以上も表示され、「いつ見てもエヴァ感がすごいよね」「エヴァみたいですね…！」「なにこれすごい！」「使徒や」と、大きな注目を集めています。

hint-pot.jp

 

[Petaris]

Fishing boats? So that is the Japanese version of swamp gas?