andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down14
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareVisualBuilder4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·9 months agoMy quick guess is that it is so dim, that our eyes are seeing it mostly with the rods (instead of the cones), which only see black and white. „In the night all cats are gray“
My quick guess is that it is so dim, that our eyes are seeing it mostly with the rods (instead of the cones), which only see black and white. „In the night all cats are gray“