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Airglow

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Translation of "airglow" into Russian

airglow
Noun
raiting
airglow
airglows pl
свечение неба
The airglow was visible even in the city.
Свечение неба было видно даже в городе.

Definitions

airglow
Noun
raiting
A faint emission of light by a planetary atmosphere, such as that of Earth, caused by the recombination of atoms that were photoionized by the sun during the day.
The airglow was visible in the night sky, creating a subtle luminescence above the horizon.
The faint natural glow of a planet's night sky produced by photochemical reactions in the upper atmosphere.
Airglow can interfere with telescopic observations of faint galaxies.
airglow
Adjective
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Relating to or associated with airglow.
The satellite carried an airglow imaging instrument.

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