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Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Nov-2023 07:09:56 JST Wonder of Science

Spectacular timelapse of the Milky Way galaxy and a phenomenon known as airglow seen from the International Space Station.
Watch the full video in 4K on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wMbzylZxEI
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2. Airglow Under the Milky Way - Earth Timelapse from the International Space Station
  
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  A timelapse from the International Space Station with an amazing view of the Milky Way and the phenomenon known as "airglow"."Airglow (also called nightglow)...
- Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Nov-2023 18:33:26 JST Wonder of Science
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  Airglow is a faint luminescence in the Earth's upper atmosphere occurring when atoms and molecules excited by sunlight during the day emit light to shed their excess energy.
  Read more: https://www.universetoday.com/112237/how-to-see-airglow-the-green-sheen-of-night/
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  1. How to See Airglow, the Green Sheen of Night
    
    from Bob King
    
    Emerald green, fainter than the zodiacal light and visible on dark nights everywhere on Earth, airglow pervades the night sky from equator to pole. Airglow turns up in our time exposure photographs of the night sky as ghostly ripples of aurora-like light about 10-15 degrees above the horizon. Its similarity to the aurora is no coincidence. Both form … Continue reading ""
- LeucrocuttaTeeth (leucrocuttateeth@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 03:09:59 JST LeucrocuttaTeeth
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  @wonderofscience That final line "We can't escape the sun even on the darkest of nights." make me tear up a bit.
  
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