Airglow
Faint emission of light by a planetary atmosphere / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Night glow" redirects here. For the hot air balloon event, see Balloon glow. For luminance of the night sky caused by artificial light sources, see skyglow.
Airglow (also called nightglow) is a faint emission of light by a planetary atmosphere. In the case of Earth's atmosphere, this optical phenomenon causes the night sky never to be completely dark, even after the effects of starlight and diffused sunlight from the far side are removed. This phenomenon originates with self-illuminated gases and has no relationship with Earth's magnetism or sunspot activity.