AMS Elections Open
Voting for the 2023 AMS President-Elect and Council is open to all AMS full members. Visit the Election information page to read the Candidates' Statements. The last day to vote is 9 November 2022.
Voting for the 2023 AMS President-Elect and Council is open to all AMS full members. Visit the Election information page to read the Candidates' Statements. The last day to vote is 9 November 2022.
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A halo in the form of a pillar of light extending above or below the sun and usually seen when the sun is low in the sky.
It is explained by reflection by the sides of columnar ice crystals falling with their long axes horizontal. The term light pillar is sometimes used when the source of light is artificial.
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