airglow, atmosphere, atmosphere influence, night sky, shooting stars

Airglow Makes the Sky Green, Yellow, and Red Too

Look up on a clear sunny day and you will see a blue sky. But is this the true color of the sky? Or is it the only color of the sky? The answers are a little complicated, but they involve the nature of light, atoms, and molecules, and some quirky parts of Earth’s atmosphere ...

Troy Oakes

Airglow seen from space.