Ever seen the Northern Lights

[sam dupont]

I took a trip North as saw the Lights for the first time in the 90's. I felt small yet connected. We just had some solar storms and I always wonder if it will be a big one. They say the storms excite the atmosphere.

The Northern Lights may move farther south into the mainland U.S. this week

The Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the sun. They typically occur closer to the North Pole, near Alaska and Canada.

www.npr.org

 

[DeltaV]

They are gorgeous. Also, being way out and away from all light sources makes for spectacular viewing of the milky way.

 

[JackR]

I was on a flight to Japan out of Seattle. First and only time. I watched for a while out the window.

 

[Don Frelier]

I've seen them in the fall West of Kingston Ontario and further north on Georgian bay.
It's an amazing thing to witness

 

[Ultra mag]

I took a trip North as saw the Lights for the first time in the 90's. I felt small yet connected. We just had some solar storms and I always wonder if it will be a big one. They say the storms excite the atmosphere.

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I saw them from Manitoulin island and the stars seemed closer but very dark there Beautiful at nighttime

I took a trip North as saw the Lights for the first time in the 90's. I felt small yet connected. We just had some solar storms and I always wonder if it will be a big one. They say the storms excite the atmosphere.

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[Runcharger]

They're pretty vivid in Northern B.C.

 

[Bee1971]

U.P. Michigan

Winter on a snowmobile near Lake Superior

Incredible

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Spent six years in Alaska... So Yeah, Awesome Sight...

 

[Richard Cranium]

Years ago (more like decades), I saw them in NH a couple times one summer. Saw them very well out the airplane window coming back from Fairbanks 5 years ago.

 

[69a100]

I was on a flight to Japan out of Seattle. First and only time. I watched for a while out the window.

That's the best place to watch them is in a dark cockpit!

 

[WileERobby]

I was on a trip years ago when I seen them

... and I didn't have to leave my basement.

 

[SteveSS]

Seeing the Aurora Borealis is one thing on a very short bucket list. Someday.

 

[cr8crshr]

I flew through them so many times it became routine for viewing. And as 69a100 eluded to, the best way to view them is in a darkened flight deck/cockpit...cr8crshr/Bill

 

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[Skytrooper]

Last time I saw them we were flying NVG in a CH-47G. We all flipped up our goggles to enjoy the show....it was spectacular !!