andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down14
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI live too far south to see it but my understanding is that at different layers of the atmosphere, the stellar material interacts with different elements. So, it gets green or pink or whatever depending on how deep it goes.
I live too far south to see it but my understanding is that at different layers of the atmosphere, the stellar material interacts with different elements. So, it gets green or pink or whatever depending on how deep it goes.