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A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to many parts of the United States on Thursday night, with skies as far south as San Antonio bathed in rich hues of magenta and green.
Spectacular images shared of the ‘exotic’ green comet ... to witness Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF in the night sky, the Virtual Telescope Project will be hosting a live stream as it passes overhead ...
Massive burst of solar radiation causes aurora borealis to dip into northern U.S.
Aurora Photo Gallery – "Full-Sky Aurora" over Eastern Norway. December 2011; Videos and Photos – Auroras at Night (archived 2 September 2010) Video (04:49) – Aurora Borealis – How The Northern Lights Are Created (video on YouTube) Video (47:40) – Northern Lights – Documentary; Video (5:00) – Northern lights video in real time
Paranal Observatory nights. [3] The concept of noctcaelador tackles the aesthetic perception of the night sky. [4]Depending on local sky cloud cover, pollution, humidity, and light pollution levels, the stars visible to the unaided naked eye appear as hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of white pinpoints of light in an otherwise near black sky together with some faint nebulae or clouds ...
Atmospheric Optics. Explanations (10 pages) and many images. Light Pillars: An Introduction to Sun Pillars and Related Phenomena. The Weather Doctor's Weather Eyes. Another nice explanation, all on one page; Fabulous frozen frames – Sydney Morning Herald. November 1, 2006; A Sun Pillar Over North Carolina.
If you were up early Wednesday morning with a clear view of the sky, you may have been treated to a rare sight. A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral just before 5 a.m. Within a few ...
Purple sky on the La Silla Observatory. [16] The sky can turn a multitude of colors such as red, orange, pink and yellow (especially near sunset or sunrise) and black at night. Scattering effects also partially polarize light from the sky, most pronounced at an angle 90° from the Sun.