Milky Way and Airglow

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nuclearcat
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Milky Way and Airglow

Post by nuclearcat » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:43 pm

Hi, this is my first encounter with airglow. I wanna share with you, I hope you like it :)
The Moon is set,
And the Pleiades.
Night's half gone,
Time's passing.
I sleep alone now. ”

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Re: Milky Way and Airglow

Post by geckzilla » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:02 pm

Here's a wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airglow

How does one identify airglow and distinguish it from other phenomena?
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Re: Milky Way and Airglow

Post by nuclearcat » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:50 pm

Thank you for the post. By the way the airglow is on the left side of the photo as green and wavy.
The Moon is set,
And the Pleiades.
Night's half gone,
Time's passing.
I sleep alone now. ”

— Sappho
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