▲ 75 ▼ The Path of Artemis II (apod.nasa.gov) submitted 7 months ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/astronomy@mander.xyz 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (6 children) What's all the stuff that looks like rain? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] kichae@wanderingadventure.party 4 points 7 months ago (1 child) 200ok@lemmy.world Solar wind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 200ok@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I searched for graphics ("images") depicting solar wind and that's totally it. Thank you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago (3 children) I'm guessing it's radiation. It's bouncing off of the planets atmosphere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago Magnetosphere mostly. Only the part that's funneled along the field lines towards the poles makes it to the atmosphere, where it might be visible as aurora. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Magnetosphere? I'm no magnetologist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 7 months ago I think so? I'm not 100% so i just said atmosphere as a catch all permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kichae@wanderingadventure.party 4 points 7 months ago (1 child) 200ok@lemmy.world Solar wind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 200ok@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I searched for graphics ("images") depicting solar wind and that's totally it. Thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I searched for graphics ("images") depicting solar wind and that's totally it. Thank you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago (3 children) I'm guessing it's radiation. It's bouncing off of the planets atmosphere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago Magnetosphere mostly. Only the part that's funneled along the field lines towards the poles makes it to the atmosphere, where it might be visible as aurora. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Magnetosphere? I'm no magnetologist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 7 months ago I think so? I'm not 100% so i just said atmosphere as a catch all permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago Magnetosphere mostly. Only the part that's funneled along the field lines towards the poles makes it to the atmosphere, where it might be visible as aurora. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Magnetosphere? I'm no magnetologist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 7 months ago I think so? I'm not 100% so i just said atmosphere as a catch all permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 7 months ago I think so? I'm not 100% so i just said atmosphere as a catch all permalink fedilink source parent