andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareVisualBuilder4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoMy quick guess is that it is so dim, that our eyes are seeing it mostly with the rods (instead of the cones), which only see black and white. „In the night all cats are gray“
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWait… Did you really just use the Benjamin Franklin grandma pussy quote for this?
minus-squareVisualBuilder4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoOh. I didn’t know this was a thing. In my mother tongue (German) it is like a normal expression.
My quick guess is that it is so dim, that our eyes are seeing it mostly with the rods (instead of the cones), which only see black and white. „In the night all cats are gray“
Wait… Did you really just use the Benjamin Franklin grandma pussy quote for this?
Excuse me the what now
Oh. I didn’t know this was a thing. In my mother tongue (German) it is like a normal expression.