Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

This photograph comes from the heart of the Sierra La Giganta in Baja California Sur, Mexico, following a two-day expedition from the small village of San Juan Londo. The final approach required an ascent of more than 800 metres by mule along a long-forgotten section of the historic Camino Real, once used by vaqueros and their donkeys to transport goods between remote settlements.

Photograph: Nacho Peláez

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Atmospheric glow, often referred to as #Airglow, is a faint emission of light by a planetary atmosphere caused by chemical reactions triggered by solar radiation during the day.

Unlike the aurora, which is driven by high-energy solar particles hitting the poles, airglow occurs across the entire sky and is most visible from space as a thin, luminous bubble wrapping the Earth.

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#Airglow is a faint, natural emission of light in Earth's atmosphere that prevents the night sky from ever being completely dark.

It occurs when gas molecules, energized by solar radiation during the day, release that energy as a subtle, colorful glow.

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#Airglow is a faint, steady emission of light from a planetary atmosphere, caused by atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere releasing energy they absorbed from sunlight, primarily through photochemical reactions.

This phenomenon causes the night sky to never be completely dark, and unlike the aurora, it occurs at all latitudes and at all times, though it is often too dim to be seen without long-exposure photography

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