Night sky with light trails and stars.

Night sky with light beams.

A night sky, likely taken with a long exposure, shows a series of light beams radiating from the horizon. These are likely "light pillars," an atmospheric optical phenomenon caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere reflecting light from the moon or stars. The varying colors (greenish, reddish) suggest different types of ice crystals or varying angles of reflection. No specific people or actions are involved in this natural event.

Photo size: 173.4 Mpixels (496 MB uncompressed) - 16000x10837 pixels (53.3x36.1 in / 135.5x91.8 cm at 300 ppi)