Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
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Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
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Re: Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
#2Even more live views at the main page: https://www.foto-webcam.eu/
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#3Is this related to the solar storm? Why is it pink?
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#4Oh, boy. So beautiful! It's probably visible where I am as well but there's still some sunlight so gg. Hope it lasts for a while!
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#5Is this related to the solar storm? Why is it pink?
Yes, and pink is a typical aurora color.
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#6Is this related to the solar storm? Why is it pink?
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
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#7This shows a scientific view of it:
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/space/surface/level/an...
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#8Barely visible in Northern Italy—no pink worth calling home about—but the sky is sensibly lighter than it usually is.
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#9Nice way to celebrate the Giro d'Italia!
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#10Barely visible in Northern Italy—no pink worth calling home about—but the sky is sensibly lighter than it usually is.
The one pointed 'nordest' from Monte Grappa seems to show some pink:
https://www.meteograppa.it/lewebcam.php
Tried looking for some webcams in the Cortina area but they seem to have a lot of clouds. Some of which appear to have a pink hue.