Why the Sky Glows Green Over Chile’s Desert – And It’s Not an Aurora

Why the Sky Glows Green Over Chile’s Desert – And It’s Not an Aurora

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Why the Sky Glows Green Over Chile’s Desert – And It’s Not an AuroraHidden away in the darkest corners of Earth’s atmosphere, a faint green airglow quietly paints the night sky, far from the bustling interference of light pollution. Captured above the La Silla Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, this phenomenon is often confused with the more dramatic auroras but has its own mesmerizing, silent charm. A Hidden […]

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