On January 28, 2017, residents of several Russian cities observed the so-called light columns, as if shooting into the sky from underground on all sides, from horizon to horizon. The Russians have been registering vertical beams of bright light, reminiscent of columns, over the past weeks, posting these stunning images on social media:
Struck by the spectacle, people observing the light columns practically in the center of Rostov, not seeing the explanation for the phenomenon, began to assume its mystical reasons. However, academics and experts immediately ran up and began to stick their fingers into pictures and talk about optical illusion with a clever air. What is strange - exactly the same illusion was observed almost simultaneously with Russia by people in Canada
Canadian photographer Timmy Joe Elzinga was awakened by his son very early in the morning of January 6, surprised by the crazy light show on the street. The frightened photographer had never seen such a thing, so he immediately took several pictures right from the bathroom window. And he was not alone so scared - similar pictures were taken this January all over the world:
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While academics scratch their heads and think about how to somehow explain all this, people express their versions, in particular, a version of the possible beginning of the movement of magnetic poles