Corey S Powell on Nostr: So many beautiful aurora photos going around right now. Wonder where those amazing ...

So many beautiful aurora photos going around right now. Wonder where those amazing colors come from? Here's a helpful breakdown.

When you split up the light of a typical aurora, it looks like this.

Many colors from just nitrogen & oxygen!

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