Anil Menon(@astro_anil):Tonight’s aurora has a purple hue. The KP is ~4. We are approaching high beta so there is more light creeping over the horizon. It mixes the colors and you can see the satellites in the nights sky. (14mm, 1/4 interval, broken into two parts)

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Anil Menon@astro_anil

2026.09.08 00:09

Tonight’s aurora has a purple hue. The KP is ~4. We are approaching high beta so there is more light creeping over the horizon. It mixes the colors and you can see the satellites in the nights sky. (14mm, 1/4 interval, broken into two parts)