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Impulse

Clear skies. New moon. Charged batteries.
I had to go shoot!
This is a shot of me and the Galactic Kiwi waiting for a long exposure, it was a very g...
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Clear skies. New moon. Charged batteries.
I had to go shoot!
This is a shot of me and the Galactic Kiwi waiting for a long exposure, it was a very green night.
Calculated with the StarWalk app.

An 18 shot panorama taken with the Sigma Art 50mm

Scientific explanation
Production by sun's EUV radiation: The sun’s extreme ultraviolet light excites oxygen and nitrogen atoms and molecules in the thermosphere. The energetic products collide and interact with other atmospheric components, including hydroxyl radicals (OH), to eventually produce light emission by chemiluminescence** and and decay of excited atoms and molecules.
Atomic oxygen (green radiation):
The brightest emission is green 558nm light from oxygen atoms in a layer 90-100 km high. The emission layer is clearly visible from earth orbit.

P.S I also have a version without me in it if you wanted a print without me on your wall!
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