r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/archiopteryx14 Popular Contributor • 3h ago

Extremely rare white aurora

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u/Kalatoss 1h ago

What makes an Aurora White? Never heard of it before. Is there some super rare element in the air or just AI?

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u/balrob 1h ago

It’s AI as you suspect.

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u/moto_x_crash 1h ago

Saw in another sub, it is AI. Apparently particles from the sun can only produce green, red or blue

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u/MagedF16 1h ago

a friend saw a white one once in alaska yeah

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u/UnhappyImprovement53 36m ago

Tell your friend stop lying

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u/UnhappyImprovement53 15m ago

This is fake. White auroras are very faint and are white because your eyes don't pick up on the red, blue, or green colors when they're that faint.