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[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 9 points 22 hours ago

Yup, the blue line is what’s left of the sunlight that has filtered through the ozone layer, which scatters red light apparently.

The red has gone through the lower atmosphere and scattered blue light, like an orange/red sunset.

But also this image was post processed with HDR to make it more visible.

this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2026

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