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I HAVE frequently observed this phenomenon. The first time I saw it was on April 8, 1852, when I saw it here at sunset, and on April 11 I saw it at sunrise when I was in the Irish Channel, near to Port Patrick, where I was laying a submarine cable.
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NEWALL, R. The Pillar of Light. Nature 28, 54 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/028054e0
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