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Airglow clearly visible - 6.11.2021 at 19.45 Strömsö, Vaasa Observation number 102106

Visibility II / V

Timo Alanko, Vaasan Andromeda

Should those Orange stripes glow in the air? Such have been seen in other recent days as well.

This description has been automatically translated from Finnish. Click here to see the original text.

Lieneekö ilmahehkua nuo oranssit raidat? Sellaisia on ollut näkyvissä muillakin viime päivinä.

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Rare atmospheric phenomena

Airglow clearly visible

Ilmahehku on yötaivasta heikosti valaiseva himmeä valoilmiö, joka syntyy molekyylitason muutoksista ilmakehässä. Ilmiö näkyy tähtitaivasta vasten horisointissa heikona laajana vaalenemana, joka voi tarttua kamerakuvaan vihertävän sävyisenä.

Tunnistus Taivaanvahdissa on varattu epätavallisen hienolle ilmahehkulle, jossa erottuu selvästi rakenteita tai joka muutoin on tutkimuksen kannalta poikkeuksellisen mielenkiintoinen. Tavanomaisia ilmahehkukuvia ei kerätä Taivaanvahtiin, sillä ilmiö on varsin yleinen.

Kuva: Tuukka Järvenpää

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Comments: 4 pcs

Timo Alanko - 10.11.2021 at 11.06 Report this

Raati ei noita raitoja sen kummemmin kommentoinut. Ilmeisesti on siis ilmahehkuraidoista kyse tässäkin.

Jari Luomanen - 10.11.2021 at 16.07 Report this

Ilmahehkulta näyttävät ja tosi hieno tapaus onkin.

Eero Karvinen - 11.11.2021 at 02.24 Report this

Kuvassa on komeat ilmahehkuraidat.

Ritva Lahokoski - 11.11.2021 at 03.46 Report this

Vihdoin saatiin selvä valokuva ilmahehkusta ja erityisesti ilmahehkun raidoista. Olen katsellut niitä paljain silmin ja ihmetellyt mitä ne ovat. Kiitos aloittaja Timolle rohkeudesta!

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