This photograph is known as Airglow Ripples over Tibet. What is displayed here are immense circular ripples of air which appear to glow, following a storm in Bangledash. This rare event is caused by chemiluminescence, and the pattern formed is due to atmospheric gravity waves. These bright, spectacular colors prevent the night sky from becoming totally dark, and are an amazing sight to gaze upon. Friday, September 5, 2014
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This photograph is known as Airglow Ripples over Tibet. What is displayed here are immense circular ripples of air which appear to glow, following a storm in Bangledash. This rare event is caused by chemiluminescence, and the pattern formed is due to atmospheric gravity waves. These bright, spectacular colors prevent the night sky from becoming totally dark, and are an amazing sight to gaze upon. 
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