Amazing aurora pic

Blueface · 09-17-2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiE

This is pretty amazing. Where can you go see this?

As close to the North Pole as you can. The closer you go, the better the show.
It is due to how the solar flares hit the Earth and the tilt on the globe. Amazing stuff.

yourchoice · 09-17-2010, 09:51 AM

Awesome awesome pic.

Lumpold · 09-17-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

As close to the North Pole as you can. The closer you go, the better the show.
It is due to how the solar flares hit the Earth and the tilt on the globe. Amazing stuff.

Yes, this is correct, the closer to the north pole, the better the effect... however, the most southern report of Aurora Borealis is a little place called El Paso. http://www.astronet.ru/db/xware/msg/1162436 <-- image of the Aurora taken in Texas.

STEVE S · 09-17-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by blueface

as close to the north pole as you can. The closer you go, the better the show.
It is due to how the solar flares hit the earth and the tilt on the globe. Amazing stuff.

we could see the northern lights when i lived in up-state new york!!

Blueface · 09-17-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by STEVE S

we could see the northern lights when i lived in up-state new york!!

No doubt.
The show just gets more brilliant and prominent as you go north.

Besides, upstate NY IS the north pole to a NJ/FL guy like me.

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