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Earth’s airglow

A natural lightshow

If you were to hover near the orbit of the International Space Station, roughly 250 miles from the surface of the Earth, you would see vibrant bands of light being emitted from the upper atmosphere. This is the Earth’s airglow

This view, from inside the space shuttle Endeavour, shows Jupiter rising above the airglow (1993)

This article links to the following topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA, SQA and IB Diploma exam specifications:

■ photochemistry

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