Color in the Air

Noun streamers or arches of colored light in the night sky around the North pole
An aurora borealis sends ribbons of yellow-green light through the sky over northern Canada.
Noun light used to warn and guide vessels
For 160 nights out of the year, the sky above the river is pierced by almost constant lightning, producing as many as 280 strikes per hour. The lightning is so regular that it's known among sailors as the "Maracaibo Beacon."
Adjective radiating light
Towers of effulgent jack-o-lanterns line the picturesque streets of Keene, New Hampshire, with more pumpkins aglow than there are inhabitants of the small town.
Phrase extension in space or time
Gold, atomic number 79, the most widely beloved of the precious metals, might have its origin in extremely rare and violent explosions in the far reaches of outer space. The bling apparently begins with a blam.
Adjective noticeable because brightly colored or unusual in style
Like many flamboyant and fascinating plants, the Bird of Paradise flower is native to South Africa. When the birds sit to have a drink of nectar, the petals open and cover their feet in pollen.
Verb supply or brighten with light
This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth's clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable.
Noun the galaxy containing our solar system
These days we're surrounded by large numbers. We're told that there are 7-billion humans on Earth, and that there are upwards of 300-billion stars in the Milky Way. Good luck trying to wrap your head around that!
Noun a star that suddenly gets much brighter because of a violent, destructive blowing apart
This mosaic image of the Crab Nebula, one of the largest ever taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion.