This is a photo of an airglow, the gegenschein, and the Milky Way. This view was seen on April 11, in the southern Atacama desert of Chile. The airglow, which is the green section in the picture, is due to chemiluminescence, the production of light in a chemical reaction, and found around the globe. The chemical energy is provided by the Sun's extreme ultraviolet radiation. The gegenschein is sunlight reflected by dust along the solar system's ecliptic plane. The Milky Way is all the way on the right and it seems to be coming out of the mountaintop. I found this picture interesting because of all of the color in it. There is purple, green, blue, orange, yellow, and even some red. I like how the Milky Way stands out on the right, but the rest of the picture is also interesting. I would love to see a view like this someday. Why can you see the Milky Way so clearly at the moment? What is the orange and yellow part off to the left? Why can you see so many more stars in this picture?
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This picture is very beautiful, and very mysterious. It is very interesting to me how you can see three distinct things in the sky. The questions you put forward make me very curious, and interested in learning more about this picture.
ReplyDeleteThis photo is extremely thought provoking. The way that the sunlight reflects because of the dusts and causes different colors is amazing. When I saw the Milky Way, the same question arose: Why can you see the Milky Way so clearly in this moment? Your explanation and the picture were great!
ReplyDeleteThis photo is very colorful and really makes you think about space. In this one picture there are so many different colors in such a small portion of the sky. What really catches my eye is how clear the Milky Way is, it almost looks like it was photoshopped in. I also think it is very cool how the lower part of the sky has no stars, while the top of the sky is filled with them.
ReplyDeleteWe have too much light pollution in Bronxville (from New York City) to see the Milky Way here! If everyone would turn off all their lights at night, including streetlights and billboard lights etc., then we could see it! It is strange to think of light as a form of pollution, but it is! I wish we could see more stars!
ReplyDeleteNice choice, just be careful to use quotation marks when quoting material, or try to put things more into your own words.