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Is this related to the solar storm? Why is it pink?
by axblount 2y ago
Is this related to the solar storm? Why is it pink?
- anamexis 2y agoYes, and pink is a typical aurora color.
- NegativeLatency 2y agohttps://www.space.com/aurora-colors-explained https://www.space.com/aurora-colors-explained Oxygen at higher altitudes has a different emission frequency apparently (I've only ever seen the faintest green pulsing aurora IRL) It's possible to tell what elements something is made of by determining the spectra coming off of it when it's excited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_spectroscopy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_spectroscopy