"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Montblack" wrote

I've seen the local skating rink light pillars as a kid - I remember
those.
But to have the whole night sky filled with what look the Northern
Lights,
along with rows upon rows of colorful light pillars, in any direction
you
look - that's pretty rare ...for me anyway.

Cool! I had never heard of this type of phenomena before. I'm guessing
that it takes pretty cold, and relatively rare conditions.

In Ohio, (where I grew up) when it was snowing, the ceilings were usually
low, and the temps were usually not far below freezing.

Ice crystals and snow are totally different. In Northern IL today we had
clear blue skies with ice crystals falling. You don't see snow in those
conditions. You typically see ice crystals when it is very clear and very
cold.

Not the right
conditions, I suppose.
--
Jim in NC