Pix3lle
Pix3lle t1_j2k3nbz wrote
Reply to Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest known record of auroral display, described as a ‘five-colored light’ event in either 977 or 957 BCE by marketrent
I'm curious as to how they got the name. I frequently watch the Aurora Australis and you can't really see the colour (maybe a faint green glow) the other colours like pink and purple are only visible through a camera.
Pix3lle t1_j2k445b wrote
Reply to comment by Kla2552 in Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest known record of auroral display, described as a ‘five-colored light’ event in either 977 or 957 BCE by marketrent
I've seen a green tinge amongst the white (but we can't see it as well as people near the north or south poles). Even with photography though I haven't seen 5 colours so I'm quite curious as to how strong it was!