Air Light

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Air Light

Light from sun and sky which is scattered into the eyes of an observer by atmospheric suspensoids (and, to slight extent, by air molecules) lying in the observer's cone of vision. That is, air light reaches the eye in the same manner that diffuse sky radiation reaches the earth's surface.
Air light is not be confused with airglow .

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use