Category:Airglow

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Airglow is the very weak emission of light by the upper atmosphere. It is caused by various processes such as the recombination of ions which were photoionized by the sun during the day, luminescence caused by cosmic rays striking the upper atmosphere, and chemiluminescence.

airglow

faint emission of light by a planet's upper atmosphere

Cupola above the darkened Earth.jpg

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atmospheric optical phenomenon

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The following 162 files are in this category, out of 162 total.

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Airglow ESO.webm 6 min 1 s, 1,920 × 1,080; 55.71 MB
Airglow gravity.JPG 4,744 × 2,872; 11.2 MB
Airglow in Allier (FRANCE) during the night at the 13th August of 2015.jpg 2,883 × 1,983; 3.92 MB
Airglow in Auvergne (France) on 13th of August 2015.jpg 3,872 × 2,513; 5.89 MB
Airglow in the Central of France on 13th of August 2015 (Bis).jpg 3,872 × 1,973; 4.99 MB
Airglow in the Central of France on 13th of August 2015.jpg 3,872 × 2,513; 4.43 MB
Airglow.jpg 516 × 387; 10 KB
Anything But Black.jpg 4,000 × 1,697; 2.1 MB
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Atlantic Ocean to Africa.ogv 37 s, 840 × 560; 10.22 MB
Atlantis fall off.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.98 MB
Atlantis on ISS 20110718.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.55 MB
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Aurora Australis over Indian Ocean.ogv 19 s, 640 × 425; 1.12 MB
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Aurora Borealis and eastern United States at Night.ogv 36 s, 840 × 560; 9.28 MB
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Aurora Borealis and the United States at Night.ogv 33 s, 840 × 560; 12.33 MB
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Aurora Borealis from Expedition 6.ogv 5 min 58 s, 256 × 192; 616 KB
Barcelona, Spain - Flickr - NASA Goddard Photo and Video.jpg 1,440 × 960; 598 KB
Comet Lovejoy 2011 Milky Way Wide Field.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 1.01 MB
Comet Lovejoy from iss.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 1.42 MB
Comet Lovejoy photographed by Dan Burbank.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 2.43 MB
Comet Lovejoy seen from the ISS.jpg 1,472 × 1,368; 221 KB
Cupola above the darkened Earth.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 1.83 MB
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Eastern Europe to Southeastern Asia at Night.ogv 53 s, 840 × 560; 4.26 MB
Figure 7.png 375 × 375; 46 KB
Flaming Sky over Paranal Observatory.jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 5.56 MB
Iberian Peninsula at Night - NASA Earth Observatory.jpg 1,440 × 960; 588 KB
ICON and Airglow - Daytime View.jpg 1,920 × 1,080; 2.26 MB
ICON and Airglow - Daytime View.png 1,920 × 1,080; 3.51 MB
ICON and Airglow - Nighttime View.jpg 1,920 × 1,080; 2.37 MB
ICON and Airglow - Nighttime View.png 1,920 × 1,080; 3.64 MB
India-Pakistan Border at Night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.3 MB
India-Pakistan Borderlands at Night - NASA Earth Observatory.jpg 720 × 480; 122 KB
India-Pakistan Borderlands at Night.JPG 4,256 × 2,832; 3.11 MB
ISS Crew Views STS-135 Landing.jpg 800 × 600; 48 KB
ISS-29 Soyuz TMA-02M and Progress M-10M against a starry sky.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.98 MB
ISS-30 Europe above the Tyrrhenian Sea.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.11 MB
ISS-30 Mediterranean Sea, Nile River Delta and Levante.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 2.05 MB
ISS-30 Moscow, Russia.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.39 MB
ISS-36 Night picture of Italy.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 5.16 MB
ISS-37 Italy and Sicily.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.25 MB
ISS-39 Moscow, Aurora borealis and Moon.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.58 MB
ISS-42 City lights over the Baltic countries of northern Europe.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.52 MB
ISS-42 Great Lakes and Central United States.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.11 MB
ISS-42 Ireland, United Kingdom and Scandinavia on a moonlit night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.28 MB
ISS-42 Starry Night (2).jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 6.09 MB
ISS-42 Starry Night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.97 MB
ISS-42 Texas and the Gulf Coast at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.38 MB
ISS-42 Waning sun.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.82 MB
ISS-43 Golden sunset on the Earth with Magellanic Clouds.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.69 MB
ISS-43 Golden sunset on the Earth.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.53 MB
ISS-43 Night Earth observation.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.8 MB
ISS-43 Night view from the International Space Station.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.49 MB
ISS-43 Rainbow double Aurora.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.11 MB
ISS-43 Southern Scandinavia.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.62 MB
ISS-43 Sparkling cities below the International Space Station.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.87 MB
ISS-44 Aurora australis again.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 202 KB
ISS-44 Aurora australis is back in town.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 287 KB
ISS-44 Aurora trailing a colorful veil.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.96 MB
ISS-44 Milky Way and lightning strike from space.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 7.48 MB
ISS-44 Milky Way.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 361 KB
ISS-44 Moon - Goodnight Earth.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 269 KB
ISS-44 Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Earth.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 101 KB
ISS-44 Moonrise.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 267 KB
ISS-44 Night Earth observation of Japan.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.84 MB
ISS-44 Night observation of the Nile river in Africa.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.78 MB
ISS-44 Night view of Northeast Asia.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.94 MB
ISS-44 Night view of the Caspian Sea.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 6.15 MB
ISS-44 Night view of the southern United States.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.66 MB
ISS-44 Night view of the western United States.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.92 MB
ISS-44 pass through Aurora australis.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.5 MB
ISS-44 Perseid meteor shower.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 297 KB
ISS-44 Purple Aurora australis.jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 389 KB
ISS-44 Red Sprites, northwest Mexico.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.72 MB
ISS-44 Spectacular night view of the southern Africa.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.51 MB
ISS-45 Canadarm2 over Japan.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.51 MB
ISS-45 HTV-5 and Nile River night view.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.85 MB
ISS-45 Hurricane Joaquin night view.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.36 MB
ISS-45 Indian subcontinent.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4 MB
ISS-45 Italy night view (1).jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.29 MB
ISS-45 Italy night view (2).jpg 1,600 × 1,056; 259 KB
ISS-45 Japan night view.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.87 MB
ISS-45 Moscow, Russia night view.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.33 MB
ISS-45 south east Europe at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.22 MB
ISS-45 Southeast Asia.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 170 KB
ISS-45 The Nile and Red Sea at Night.jpg 2,500 × 1,664; 1.68 MB
ISS-45 United States night view.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.14 MB
ISS-46 Aurora Borealis over the North Pacific Ocean.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.42 MB
ISS-46 Aurora over nocturnal Canada.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.58 MB
ISS-46 Aurora over North America (1).jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.68 MB
ISS-46 Aurora over North America (2).jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.78 MB
ISS-46 Aurora over North America.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.28 MB
ISS-46 Central America particularly brilliant.jpg 1,600 × 1,065; 270 KB
ISS-46 Glittering lights of the American Midwest.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 5.71 MB
ISS-46 Houston and the Gulf Coast.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.75 MB
ISS-46 January 2016 United States blizzard seen from ISS (5).jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.24 MB
ISS-46 Japan at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.27 MB
ISS-46 Lightning over the Indian Ocean.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.69 MB
ISS-46 Milky Way over Africa.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.8 MB
ISS-46 North America at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.34 MB
ISS-46 Northern India at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.7 MB
ISS-46 Spain at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 3.62 MB
ISS-47 Earth’s limb during a starry night pass above the Indian Ocean.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.73 MB
ISS-49 Europe city lights illuminate the ISS.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.05 MB
ISS-49 Milky Way and the experiment facility of Kibo.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.11 MB
ISS-49 Moonrise over the Far East.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.82 MB
ISS-49 South East Europe at night.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.84 MB
ISS-49 South Korea and Japan.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.83 MB
ISS-49 Star trails over Arabian Peninsula.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.24 MB
ISS-49 Star trails over Europe.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.49 MB
ISS-49 Thunderstorms over Africa.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.33 MB
ISS-49 Western Europe.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.91 MB
ISS-50 Auroras, sparkling city lights and stars beyond.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.08 MB
ISS-52 Africa and Indian Ocean.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 1.09 MB
ISS-52 Aurora australis above Antarctica.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.16 MB
ISS-52 Aurora australis above the Southern Ocean south of Australia.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.39 MB
ISS-52 Aurora australis above the Southern Ocean.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 2.31 MB
ISS-53 Himalayan mountain range.jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 4.23 MB
ISS-53 Honshu, Japan at night.jpg 4,096 × 2,726; 1.43 MB
ISS-53 Soyuz MS-05 docked to Rassvet above northern central China.jpg 4,928 × 2,768; 3.08 MB
ISS-57 South Australia at night.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 5.79 MB
ISS-58 Ukraine and Russia nighttime view.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 5.97 MB
ISS-59 Aaurora australis above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 6.05 MB
ISS-59 Aurora australis above the southern Indian Ocean.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 8.17 MB
ISS-59 Russia and Kazakhstan nighttime view.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 5.18 MB
ISS-62 Aurora and airglow underneath a starry sky into orbital sunrise.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 2.59 MB
ISS-62 Aurora and airglow underneath a starry sky.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 2.69 MB
ISS-62 Aurora australis glows over the Indian Ocean.jpg 4,928 × 2,768; 5.68 MB
ISS-62 City lights and boat lights in Malaysia and Indonesia.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 2.81 MB
ISS-62 City lights at the intersection of Europe and Asia.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 2.61 MB
ISS-62 City lights of Mumbai to Goa, India.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 4.41 MB
ISS-62 City lights of northeastern Europe.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 2.54 MB
ISS-62 City lights of western India and Pakistan.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 3.22 MB
ISS-62 Earth's glow and Aurora australis over the Indian Ocean.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 3.37 MB
ISS-62 Earth's glow over the Indian Ocean near Australia.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 2.51 MB
ISS-62 Moonlit horizon beneath a starry sky.jpg 5,568 × 3,712; 3.65 MB
Iss030e015472 Edit.jpg 2,832 × 3,857; 6.68 MB
La Silla’s Great Dane.jpg 11,811 × 3,830; 39.38 MB
Lightning Photographed by Gordon Cooper.jpg 425 × 326; 22 KB
Looking Down on a Shooting Star.JPG 4,256 × 2,832; 1.42 MB
Love and Joy for the New Year - NASA Earth Observatory.jpg 2,128 × 1,416; 341 KB
Luminescencia diurna.jpg 960 × 720; 610 KB
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Middle East to the South Pacific Ocean.ogv 52 s, 840 × 560; 20.71 MB
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Night Pass over Central Africa and the Middle East.ogv 40 s, 840 × 560; 4.51 MB
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Night Pass over Malaysia.ogv 7.1 s, 840 × 560; 2.62 MB
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Night views over the Mediterranean Sea.ogv 23 s, 840 × 560; 6.52 MB
Nightglow1976.jpg 601 × 471; 94 KB
Nile River Delta at Night.JPG 4,256 × 2,832; 2.05 MB
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Northwest coast of United States to Central South America at Night.ogv 48 s, 640 × 425; 4.09 MB
Orion1 big.jpg 1,200 × 1,812; 409 KB
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Pass over Eastern Asia to Philippine Sea and Guam.ogv 34 s, 640 × 425; 2.97 MB
Progress M-56.jpg 3,032 × 2,000; 571 KB
Re-entry of Progress Spacecraft 42P - NASA Earth Observatory.jpg 720 × 480; 110 KB
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Soyuz and the Coastline of Africa.ogv 33 s, 840 × 560; 3.59 MB
Space Shuttle Atlantis in the sky on July 21, 2011, to its final landing.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 2.2 MB
STS 135 Atlantis & OBSS Aurora Australis.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.34 MB
STS-135 Atlantis shortly before undocking.jpg 4,288 × 2,844; 3.08 MB
STS-135 Day 14.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 2.51 MB
STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis reentry seen from the ISS.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.97 MB
Sts108-383-024.jpg 2,976 × 1,932; 1.7 MB
Swift-Tuttle Comet Particles.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.14 MB
Waves in Airglow (8246889445).jpg 1,442 × 480; 169 KB
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Western Europe to the Arabian Peninsula.ogv 33 s, 840 × 560; 11.71 MB
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Western Europe.ogv 30 s, 840 × 560; 9.08 MB

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