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UAL Bagsmasher From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 2130 posts, RR: 11
Posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1069 times:

Right now, I am viewing the Northern Lights just outside of Chicago. I am still in the fringes of the city lights too. Go take a look outside to the sky. You may get a nice treat Laugh out loud

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Iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4089 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1060 times:

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Could see them over here earlier. A rare treat! Smile

UAL Bagsmasher From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 2130 posts, RR: 11
Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1057 times:

Why do they become visible this far south?

Big777jet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1059 times:

Yes I can see!!! WOW!! Im going out now and put my coat and shoes on.

Thanks!!!

Stuart

DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1039 times:

How far south have they been seen this time?

Big777jet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1030 times:

UALBagsmasher-

Yeah, I noticed it. It's so amazing! What a view!

Deltaguy, if you say something you'll banned from ANet for a few days! Will you stop it?!?!?

Stuart

N808NW From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 374 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1027 times:

Yeah... I see em here at MSP (just east of) Iv never seen them before besides once when I was flying NW44 MSP-LGW in feb of 02. this is sooooo cooool!!!!!!!!! Wow!

-Jason

All flights have great IFE...get yourself a window seat, thats something no PTV can beat! flew 808 Pacific an Atlanic

DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1028 times:

Stuart,

You can't hide the truth...

Iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4089 posts, RR: 7
Reply 8, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1017 times:

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They appear off to my east now, they look like they are over the top of ORD.

Nwfltattendant From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 341 posts, RR: 4
Reply 9, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1010 times:

Delta and DLKA...why dont the two of you go get on yahoo and take your personal grievances with you... nobody here wants to hear it

Go yakkin !!!!!!

DeltaGuy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 996 times:

NW- Actually, we chat on AIM all the time, but thank you for the advice...if you were an airwhiners member, you'd find the relevance to all this Smile/happy/getting dizzy

Stu....thanks for offering me a ban, I'll be sure to consider it...it's make with the banning for 3 days into the a.net eh?

It's so amazing! What a view!
I'll take your word for it..just keep that information to yourself, would ya bro?

DeltaGuy

Nonrevman From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1289 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 971 times:

Why do they become visible this far south?

There must have been increased solar activity as of late. Usually, the solar particles get trapped where the earth's magnetic field is at is strongest--a band near the magnetic poles. When the particles from the sun increase, the aurora will likely expand. Wish we could see them here in Texas.

Radarbeam From Canada, joined Mar 2002, 1310 posts, RR: 5
Reply 12, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 955 times:

Saw them over Montreal when I got out of work at 0100 this morning. Beautiful sight!

Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43
Reply 13, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 951 times:

No crap! This was my first time ever seeing the northern lights, and it was awesome. My buddies and I drove east of East Grand Forks and watched the show. At one point, the lights were pulsating right above us. I got some awesome pictures. The only disappointing thing is that we only saw light green, I was hoping for some purple or red.

America's chickens are coming home to rooooost!

Dinker225 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1049 posts, RR: 20
Reply 14, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 931 times:

Ah man! Nothing but clouds up here in Anchorage. Oh well. Many more chances to come.

Dinker

Two rules in aviation, don't hit anything and don't run out of gas, cause if you run out of gas yer gonna hit something.

JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 928 times:

I saw the Northern Lights while flying BOS-AMS in September - it was spectacular. I also saw a reasonable show one night in Greenland - they are quite amazing, very ethereal.

Scotty From UK - Scotland, joined Dec 1999, 1875 posts, RR: 3
Reply 16, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 926 times:

We had a fantastic display last night. My neighbours wondered wtf I was doing with my camera lying flat on the roof of my car and me with the shutter relesae cable at about quarter past midnight. Hoping to see them again tonigh.

Iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4089 posts, RR: 7
Reply 17, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 884 times:

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They are supposed to be out again tonight too.

Futureualpilot From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2561 posts, RR: 8
Reply 18, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 858 times:

Does anybody know if we would be able to see them in Indiana...I am in West Lafayette, maybe 2-3hrs. south of Chicago, so I dont know if it is too far or not.

Thanks for the info, they must be an awsome sight!

Life is better when you surf.

SW733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6072 posts, RR: 10
Reply 19, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 854 times:

I saw them last night in Lawrence, Kansas...first time I have ever seen them...it was truly beautiful...

Continental From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5476 posts, RR: 21
Reply 20, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 829 times:

Saw them last night here in Minnesota, they were very concentrated, the whole sky was green. A big, concentrated green band formed over my house, it was beautiful! I hope I can see them again tonight!

Captoveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 21, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 823 times:

It is all Bushes fault

Signed,
Falcon84

KYIPpilot From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1383 posts, RR: 7
Reply 22, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 802 times:

Yeah, it was kick ass! Big thumbs up

I could see them bright and clear last night about 10:30 PM here in SE Michigan. Could see them changing before my eyes!

"It starts when you're always afraid; You step out of line, the man come and take you away" -Buffalo Springfield

Dragon-wings From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 3920 posts, RR: 0
Reply 23, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 784 times:

Will they be visible tonight in New York? (Long Island to be exact)

And if they will be visible tonight in my area what time will they appear?

Don't give up don't ever give up - Jim Valvano

JeffM From United States of America, joined May 2005, 3266 posts, RR: 53
Reply 24, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 775 times:

They will be visible again here in Denver tonite. I did not see them in Chicago last week though.

25 SW733: Apparently they were also visible in SE Kansas last night, so my roomate said (who is from SE Kansas and his dad told us they were out) so they are re

26 DLKAPA: Damn clouds in the way down here in the four-corners region.

Kalakaua: Why do they become visible this far south? Well, get ready when the magnetic poles are about to reverse... We'll be able to see the Northern lights as

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