k Airglow over Laigu Glacier Airglow over Laigu Glacier. Yellowishgreen airglow and faint band of gegenschein shining in the night sky above Laigu Glacier, Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet, China. Laigu Glacier is the joint name for a group of glaciers. It is one of the three largest glaciers in the world. The name Laigu comes from a nearby Tibetan village. Airglow is a phenomenon where a planetary atmosphere emits a faint glow when atoms are excited by sunlight. Also visible is a phenomenon called gegenschein, an example of sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust. Photographed on 18 October 2015. Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Airglow over Laigu Glacier Airglow over Laigu Glacier. Yellowish green airglow and faint band of gegenschein shining in the night sky above Laigu Glacier, Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet, China. Laigu Glacier is the joint name for a group of glaciers. It is one of the three largest glaciers in the world. The name Laigu comes from a nearby Tibetan village. Airglow is a phenomenon where a planetary atmosphere emits a faint glow when atoms are excited by sunlight. Also visible is a phenomenon called gegenschein, an example of sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust. Photographed on 18 October 2015.
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Airglow over Laigu Glacier

Airglow over Laigu Glacier. Yellowish-green airglow and faint band of gegenschein shining in the night sky above Laigu Glacier, Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet, China. Laigu Glacier is the joint name for a group of glaciers. It is one of the three largest glaciers in the world. The name Laigu comes from a nearby Tibetan village. Airglow is a phenomenon where a planetary atmosphere emits a faint glow when atoms are excited by sunlight. Also visible is a phenomenon called gegenschein, an example of sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust. Photographed on 18 October 2015.

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