Multicolor Airglow and Zodiacal Light

From the photographer: “Are we able to see the airglow? Yes, it is possible. Sometimes the airglow can be really intense so it can be visible even to the naked eye when we’re in the right place with the right conditions. We cannot perceive the colors as the camera sensor, still, it’s amazing to “feel” it all over the sky. The most common are green airglow emissions but like in this Image, the chemiluminescence, which is the excitement of Sodium and Oxygen atoms produced by the Sun’s extreme ultraviolet radiation during the daytime, can produce unusual and powerful greenish, reddish and yellowish emissions all at the same time. In Addition, we can observe in the image the Zodiacal Light, Orion, Carina, Magellanic Clouds, and the Milky Way fainted by the intense Airglow and the Zodiacal Light.

The image was captured during an expedition to the Pacana Monks, a large group of huge pillars and rock formations located in a Caldera/Super Volcano relatively close to the Chilean-Argentinian border, a place witness of the fifth larger eruption known until now.”

Technical details: Panorama of 42 singles images (no tracking or stacking), ISO: 3200, F1.4, 20 sec, Camera: Sony A7III Full Spectrum using Visible + H-Alpha filter, Lens: Sony FE 24mm f1.4 GM