by MarkBour » Fri Jul 29, 2022 5:30 pm
Beautiful sight! And the "captured this view" link gives a video of the auroras that is incredible. Nice work by astronomer Ian Griffin, using a new auroral camera on SOFIA, so I guess this was actually part of the observing mission, enjoying the aurora.
In the video, one can see a faint red region, sometimes turning more gray, and below that, the bottom visible portion, much brighter and more consistent, are the bands of green. I guess in the APOD still, one can also see the red region, though it is pretty faint.
The view of the plane's wing and engine are intriguing. Apparently illuminated by moonlight. I guess this is the leading edge of the wing and engine (starboard side). Why do they appear bright red?
Beautiful sight! And the "captured this view" link gives a video of the auroras that is incredible. Nice work by astronomer Ian Griffin, using a new auroral camera on SOFIA, so I guess this was actually part of the observing mission, enjoying the aurora.
In the video, one can see a faint red region, sometimes turning more gray, and below that, the bottom visible portion, much brighter and more consistent, are the bands of green. I guess in the APOD still, one can also see the red region, though it is pretty faint.
The view of the plane's wing and engine are intriguing. Apparently illuminated by moonlight. I guess this is the leading edge of the wing and engine (starboard side). Why do they appear bright red?