APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

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APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

Post by APOD Robot » Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:05 am

Image Aurora Slathers Up the Sky

Explanation: Like salsa verde on your favorite burrito, a green aurora slathers up the sky in this 2017 June 25 snapshot from the International Space Station. About 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the orbiting station is itself within the upper realm of the auroral displays. Aurorae have the signature colors of excited molecules and atoms at the low densities found at extreme altitudes. Emission from atomic oxygen dominates this view. The tantalizing glow is green at lower altitudes, but rarer reddish bands extend above the space station's horizon. The orbital scene was captured while passing over a point south and east of Australia, with stars above the horizon at the right belonging to the constellation Canis Major, Orion's big dog. Sirius, alpha star of Canis Major, is the brightest star near the Earth's limb.

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Re: APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

Post by Boomer12k » Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:17 am

Intense...

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Re: APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

Post by orin stepanek » Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:50 pm

Kinda reminds me of a pizza; 'cept for the colors! :b: 8-)
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Re: APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

Post by Chris Peterson » Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:42 pm

orin stepanek wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:50 pm Kinda reminds me of a pizza; 'cept for the colors! :b: 8-)
Yeah... if your pizza looks like that, it's been sitting in the back of the fridge for a little too long. I'd advise against eating it!
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Re: APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

Post by orin stepanek » Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:08 pm

Chris Peterson wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:42 pm
orin stepanek wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:50 pm Kinda reminds me of a pizza; 'cept for the colors! :b: 8-)
Yeah... if your pizza looks like that, it's been sitting in the back of the fridge for a little too long. I'd advise against eating it!
I said 'Cept for the colors!
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Re: APOD: Aurora Slathers Up the Sky (2020 Jan 04)

Post by heehaw » Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:35 pm

And WHEN will the next REVERSAL take place: and will we all be fried? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal