“You were a pillar of light and love. And what a legacy you have left behind. I will forever remember our laughter and the kindred, kind spirit I found in you.

You were a pillar of light and love. And what a legacy you have left behind," she wrote in the caption. "I will forever remember our laughter and the kindred, kind spirit I found in you.

Light pillars usually occur when temperatures are between 15° and -40° Fahrenheit. Light pillars can emanate from any light source, such as streetlights, headlights on a car or even the moon.

These vertically stacked floating mirrors beam up light from the surrounding area toward the sky, forming a light pillar. Any strong light source – the sun, moon, cities, street lights – will do.

Newsweek has contacted Manitoba Hydro. Update 03/02/22, 9:16 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include an image of the light pillars.

What is a sun pillar? The National Weather Service said that a sun pillar can appear as a shaft of light extending vertically above the sun, most often at sunrise or sundown.

The artificial light in this case is created be street and building lights at ground level. This pillar of light is the reflectivity of what we see with the human eye. Winter can be “cool” and ...

Light pillars are a common effect from tiny crystals of ice in the atmosphere that can be found all over the world, the National Weather Service.

You were a pillar of light and love.” the message began. “And what a legacy you have left behind. I will forever remember our laughter and the kindred, kind spirit I found in you.