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Citizen aurora photos offer clues to red and green rays

Citizen aurora photos offer clues to red and green rays

A study interprets a handful of German aurora photos, including a Pixel 7 image, as evidence that incoming electrons may drive both red and green rays. The photos are indirect evidence from one storm, not a final explanation of auroral mechanisms; researchers are seeking additional citizen-science images with exposures of six seconds or less.

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Updated Nov 3, 2026