Field Record · Tromsø · 69°N KP 5 · λ 557.7nm

Polar
Light

Solar wind meets the magnetosphere above the pine line — oxygen glows emerald at 110 km, violet ionised nitrogen higher still. The curtains drift on a wind you can feel in the stillness.

Altitude 100–400 km Colour O·N · 557.7 / 630.0 nm Move the pointer to steer the sky
aurora streaming