Airglow

/ˈɛərˌɡloʊ/ noun

Definition

The faint emission of light by Earth's atmosphere, caused by chemical reactions of atmospheric gases excited by solar radiation. Airglow creates a subtle background illumination that affects astronomical observations.

Etymology

Compound of 'air' from Old French 'air' and 'glow' from Old English 'glowan'. The phenomenon was first scientifically described in the early 20th century as photographic techniques revealed this previously invisible atmospheric emission.

Kelly Says

Airglow is why the night sky is never completely black! Even on the darkest moonless night, our atmosphere glows with the equivalent light of about 250 stars per square degree, creating a natural light pollution that affects deep-sky astronomy from the ground.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አየር ብርሃን
ah-yer bir-han
ARالعربية
تألق جوّي
ta-luq jawa-y
BNবাংলা
বায়ুমণ্ডলীয় জ্যোতির্ময়তা
ba-yoo-mohndol-ee-yo jyotir-moy-tah
CACatalà
brillament atmosfèric
bree-lyah-men-toh ah-tmos-feh-reck
CSČeština
atmosférické svítání
ah-tmos-feh-reck-eh sv-ee-tah-nee
DADansk
luftgløden
/løftɡløˀðn/
DEDeutsch
Luftleuchten
luft-loy-khtn
ELΕλληνικά
ατμοσφαιρική λάμψη
at-mos-fai-ree-kee lam-psi
ESEspañol
brillo atmosférico
bree-yo ah-tmos-feh-ree-koh
FAفارسی
تابش جو
taabesh joo
FISuomi
ilmakehän hehku
il-mah-keh-hän heh-koo
FRFrançais
airglow
/ɛʁ.ɡloʊ/
GUGU
વાતાવરણીય પ્રકાશ
vaata-va-ra-nee-yo prakaash
HAHA
hasken iska
hah-sken ees-kah
HEעברית
היל נצנוץ
heyl nitz-notz
HIहिन्दी
वायुमंडलीय चमक
vaayu-maṇḍalīya chamak
HUMagyar
légkör sugárzás
leh-gkör shoo-gar-zahsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cahaya udara
chah-yah oo-dah-rah
IGIG
ọkụ ụwa
oh-koo oo-wah
ITItaliano
brillamento atmosferico
bree-lyah-men-toh ah-tmos-feh-ree-koh
JA日本語
空気光
kūki-kō
KKKK
ауа сәулесі
ah-wah seh-oo-leh-see
KMKM
ពន្លឺអាកាស
pon-loo-eh ah-kahs
KO한국어
대기광
dae-gi-gwang
MRMR
वातावरणीय प्रकाश
vaata-va-ra-nee-yo prakaash
MSBahasa Melayu
cahaya udara
chah-yah oo-dah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
လေထုအလင်း
lay-h-too ah-lin
NLNederlands
luchtglow
/lʏxt.ɣloʊ/
NONorsk
luftgløden
/løftɡløːdn/
PAPA
ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣਕ ਚਾਨਣ
vaata-va-ra-nak cha-nan
PLPolski
światło atmosferyczne
sh-vyah-twoh ah-tmos-feh-rehn
PTPortuguês
brilho atmosférico
bree-yoo ah-tmos-feh-ree-koo
RORomână
strălucire atmosferică
strah-loo-chee-reh ah-tmos-feh-ree-kah
RUРусский
воздушное свечение
voz-dush-noye svey-che-nee-ye
SVSvenska
luftglöd
/lʉftɡløːd/
SWKiswahili
mwangaza wa hewa
m-wah-ngah-zah wah heh-wah
TAதமிழ்
காற்று ஒளி
kaa-ruu o-li
TEతెలుగు
వాతావరణ వెలుగు
vaata-va-ra-na ve-lu-gu
THไทย
แสงเรืองแสง
saeng reuang saeng
TLTL
liwanag ng hangin
lee-wah-nag ng hah-ning
TRTürkçe
hava parıltısı
hah-vah pah-rul-tuh-suh
UKУкраїнська
повітряне свічення
povitryane svichen-nia
URاردو
ہوائی چمک
havaa-ee chamak
VITiếng Việt
ánh sáng khí quyển
ánh sáhn khih quyển
YOYO
ìfẹ́ ọ̀fẹ̀
ee-feh oh-feh
ZH中文
空气辉光
kōng qì huī guāng
ZUZU
ukufudumeza kwamahlaya
oo-koo-foo-deh-meh-zah kwa-mah-lah-yah

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