Public talk (in German) “Light and color in nature“

  • Date: Nov 14, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Benjamin Knispel
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: Raum 103/106
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
Photo of the sun low on the horizon, distorted with a red (lower) and green (upper) fringe.
The sun, distorted by the Earth's atmosphere, shortly before setting, with red and green fringes. (Image: Benjamin Knispel)
Colorful spectacles in the sky – how they form and how to observe them.
Rainbows, twilight colors, sunrises, halos, polar lights, green flashes, noctilucent clouds, and much more – the sky is full of phenomena that fascinate people with their impressive colors. This richly illustrated talk reveals how these spectacles are created and how, when, and where they can best be observed.
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