airglow
/ˈɛːɡləʊ
/noun [mass noun]
A glow in the night sky caused by radiation from the upper atmosphere.Click here to view a movie and narrative by Don Pettit describing some of the airglow he has seen....
- The orangish arc extending to the left from the aurora is airglow viewed edgewise on the limb of the Earth.
- There should not be any city lights or other light pollution: the airglow is a faint glow.