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The results of experiments on the observation of light pillars from point light sources during weak snowfalls are considered. The approximations of the angular profiles for different viewing angles are obtained. The two-scale character of the light pillar angular structure is revealed.
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Original Russian Text © O.V. Savchenko, N.I. Vagin, A.M. Morozov, 2010, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.
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Savchenko, O.V., Vagin, N.I. & Morozov, A.M. On the angular structure of the brightness of light pillars produced by ground-based point sources during snowfalls. Atmos Ocean Opt 23, 125–127 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856010020077
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