haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə ɡɹˈiːn lˈaɪt ɪmˈɪɾᵻd æz ˈɑːksɪdʒən ɹˌiːkəmbˈaɪnz tə fˈɔːɹm ɪz θˈɔːt tˈuː fˈeɪnt tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt, ænd ɪɾ ɪz tˈuː fˈeɪnt tə hɐvbɪn əbzˈɜːvd wɪð ˈæmətʃɚ tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊps.
However, the green light emitted as oxygen recombines to form  is thought too faint to explain the effect, and it is too faint to have been observed with amateur telescopes.