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- "Bright nights do exist, and they're part of the variability of airglow that can be observed with satellite instruments." That airglow is formed by various chemical reactions taking place in the upper atmosphere, including the green tinge in the air that happens when oxygen molecules split apart by the Sun join together again.
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Jun 22, 2017 · The 'bright nights' phenomenon – where the nighttime sky is inexplicably bright enough to read a book by, even without moonlight – has been puzzling scientists for centuries, but we might just have a solution to the mystery.
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Jun 21, 2017 · On rare occasions, the nighttime sky at Earth's temperate latitudes becomes bright enough, even on moonless nights, for people to read a book. These mysterious events— termed "bright nights" and reported for centuries—aren't related to the glows of aurorae. Instead, a new study suggests, the phenomena occur when four types of slow-moving ...
Barnsley Bright Nights returns in 2024 to light up the darker evenings with free art installations and the annual Bright Nights Illuminated Parade through the town centre. There's something for everyone over the two day festival with lots of free activities taking place across Barnsley town centre. On Friday 22 November we launch Bright Nights ...
Jun 21, 2017 · To find factors that would cause peaks in airglow and create bright nights, the researchers searched two years of WINDII data for unusual airglow profiles, ruling out meteors and aurora, which have their own distinct signatures.
Jun 21, 2017 · Modern observations of bright nights from Earth are practically nonexistent. Even devoted airglow researchers like Shepherd and his colleagues have never seen a true bright night with their...
Jun 21, 2017 · Modern observations of bright nights from Earth are practically nonexistent. Even devoted airglow researchers like Shepherd and his colleagues have never seen a true bright night with their...
Dec 19, 2017 · Bright skies at night: The riddle of the nocturnal sun. Before artificial lights blinded our sight, reports of nights as bright as day were common. What lay behind the phenomenon was a mystery –...
