Airglow - Revision history

codex: Keep the NVG cross-reference focused on player-visible lighting behavior

2026-10-17T07:11:40Z

Keep the NVG cross-reference focused on player-visible lighting behavior

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	[[Night Vision Goggles]] can make faint cloud airglow more visible. Rise uses a color night-vision presentation, so the apparent color depends on the available light and the goggles' exposure response.		[[Night Vision Goggles]] can make faint cloud airglow more visible. Rise uses a color night-vision presentation, so the apparent color depends on the available light and the goggles' exposure response.

	See [[Night Vision Goggles#Cloud exposure and color preservation\|cloud exposure and color preservation]] for the ~~development correction, its build and test status,~~ and ~~current screenshot availability~~. ~~That correction changes the goggles' rendering response without changing~~ the underlying cloud opacity or atmospheric chemistry.		See [[Night Vision Goggles#Cloud exposure and color preservation\|cloud exposure and color preservation]] for how the goggles affect cloud highlights during ascent and descent. NVG does not change the underlying cloud opacity or atmospheric chemistry.

codex: Cross-link color NVG exposure behavior and its development verification status

2026-10-16T21:20:33Z

Cross-link color NVG exposure behavior and its development verification status

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	[[Image:airglow.png]]		[[Image:airglow.png]]

			== Viewing through NVG ==
			[[Night Vision Goggles]] can make faint cloud airglow more visible. Rise uses a color night-vision presentation, so the apparent color depends on the available light and the goggles' exposure response.

			See [[Night Vision Goggles#Cloud exposure and color preservation\|cloud exposure and color preservation]] for the development correction, its build and test status, and current screenshot availability. That correction changes the goggles' rendering response without changing the underlying cloud opacity or atmospheric chemistry.

reskin: /* Overview */

2025-08-02T15:21:36Z

Overview

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	Unlike auroras, which are guided by magnetic field lines and solar wind interactions, this airglow is more diffuse and continuous, occurring even on the planet's nightside when the sun is fully occluded. The effect is strongest in the upper atmosphere, where cosmic ray penetration is sufficient and the remaining density of reactive molecules is still meaningful.		Unlike auroras, which are guided by magnetic field lines and solar wind interactions, this airglow is more diffuse and continuous, occurring even on the planet's nightside when the sun is fully occluded. The effect is strongest in the upper atmosphere, where cosmic ray penetration is sufficient and the remaining density of reactive molecules is still meaningful.


	[[Image:airglow.png]]		[[Image:airglow.png]]

reskin: Created page with "A unique visual phenomenon caused by trace atmospheric compounds and cosmic ray interactions, the Vieneo airglow paints the night sky with a faint, ethereal blue-green glow. Most noticeable at night in high-altitude regions, this effect highlights the alien beauty of the exomoon's upper atmosphere. ==Overview== The airglow effect on Vieneo is a chemiluminescent emission caused by high-altitude interactions between cosmic rays and trace amounts of methane (CH₄) and amm..."

2025-08-02T15:19:17Z

Created page with "A unique visual phenomenon caused by trace atmospheric compounds and cosmic ray interactions, the Vieneo airglow paints the night sky with a faint, ethereal blue-green glow. Most noticeable at night in high-altitude regions, this effect highlights the alien beauty of the exomoon's upper atmosphere. ==Overview== The airglow effect on Vieneo is a chemiluminescent emission caused by high-altitude interactions between cosmic rays and trace amounts of methane (CH₄) and amm..."

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A unique visual phenomenon caused by trace atmospheric compounds and cosmic ray interactions, the Vieneo airglow paints the night sky with a faint, ethereal blue-green glow. Most noticeable at night in high-altitude regions, this effect highlights the alien beauty of the exomoon's upper atmosphere.

==Overview==
The airglow effect on Vieneo is a chemiluminescent emission caused by high-altitude interactions between cosmic rays and trace amounts of methane (CH₄) and ammonia (NH₃) in the atmosphere. These energetic interactions excite the molecules, which then emit photons in the visible spectrum, most notably in the blue-green region.

Unlike auroras, which are guided by magnetic field lines and solar wind interactions, this airglow is more diffuse and continuous, occurring even on the planet's nightside when the sun is fully occluded. The effect is strongest in the upper atmosphere, where cosmic ray penetration is sufficient and the remaining density of reactive molecules is still meaningful.

[[Image:airglow.png]]