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Offline gwillybj

Aurorae
« on: October 04, 2014, 09:00:45 PM »
can't get enough of these

A tourist takes photos of an Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over the Bals-Fiord north of the Arctic Circle, near the village of Mestervik late September 30, 2014. (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis)

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke
I am on a mission to see how much coffee it takes to actually achieve time travel. :wave:

Offline gwillybj

Re: Aurorae
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2014, 06:59:59 PM »
Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke
I am on a mission to see how much coffee it takes to actually achieve time travel. :wave:

Online Geo

Re: Aurorae
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2014, 07:44:50 PM »
Have you ever seen them for real, gwillybj?

Offline gwillybj

Re: Aurorae
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2014, 08:12:09 PM »
Too many to know how many. I used to work late into the night in central Vermont, and would often stop on the way home to just watch an aurora display. There's just something about this phenomenon that grabs me.
Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke
I am on a mission to see how much coffee it takes to actually achieve time travel. :wave:

Online Geo

Re: Aurorae
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2014, 06:46:16 PM »
You guys in North America are so lucky to live closer to the magnetic pole.
I live on a higher latitude (50+ ° north), and never seen northern lights here.

 

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