Northern Lights Are Out

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Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:30 pm

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
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:34 pm

Could see them over here earlier. A rare treat! Smile
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UAL Bagsmasher
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:35 pm

Why do they become visible this far south?
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Big777jet
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:36 pm

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

Thanks!!!


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DLKAPA
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:49 pm

How far south have they been seen this time?
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:52 pm

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?!?!?

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N808NW
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:53 pm

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!  Big thumbs up


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DLKAPA
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:54 pm

Stuart,

You can't hide the truth...
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iowaman
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:04 pm

They appear off to my east now, they look like they are over the top of ORD.
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:07 pm

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 !!!!!!
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DeltaGuy
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:17 pm

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?

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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:18 pm

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.
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:34 pm

Saw them over Montreal when I got out of work at 0100 this morning. Beautiful sight!
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:37 pm

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.
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dinker225
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:55 pm

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

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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:13 pm

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.
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Scotty
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:24 pm

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.
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iowaman
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:11 am

They are supposed to be out again tonight too.
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futureualpilot
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:04 am

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!
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sw733
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:05 am

I saw them last night in Lawrence, Kansas...first time I have ever seen them...it was truly beautiful...
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:28 am

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!
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:35 am

It is all Bushes fault

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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:42 am

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!
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:54 am

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?
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:06 am

They will be visible again here in Denver tonite. I did not see them in Chicago last week though.
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sw733
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:27 pm

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 reaching pretty far south.
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DLKAPA
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:44 pm

Damn clouds in the way down here in the four-corners region.
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kalakaua
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RE: Northern Lights Are Out

Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:51 pm

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 far south as the equator.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/magnetic/about.html
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