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Aurora Australis, Spiked and Sinuous Red and Green Airglow
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STS039-342-026 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- This view of the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, shows a band of airglow above the limb of Earth. Photo experts at NASA studying the mission photography identify the airglow as being in the 80-120 kilometer altitude region and attribute its existence to atomic oxygen (wavelength of 5,577 Angstroms), although other atoms can also contribute.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAurora Australis, Spiked and Sinuous Red and Green Airglow. NASA/JSC, 1991-05-06. Public domain. ID: S39-342-026.
