And the higher the ice crystals are in the sky, the higher the light pillars can reach upward. Light pillars can come from above, too. According to the National Weather Service, the light pillars ...

But more notable is the bright beam of light ... pillars around those times when the sun is low on the horizon, especially when cirrus clouds are present. Cirrus clouds are made up of ice crystals ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Did you spot beams of light streaming down from the sky early Tuesday morning? Don’t worry—what you saw ...