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Offline chaser

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Northern Lights
« on: October 24, 2011, 09:39:02 PM »
Anyone else see them? I'm in north Texas and their very faint. I have a picture that I'll upload later.

Anyone north of Texas needs to go look!
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Offline PFactorDave

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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2011, 09:45:20 PM »
I saw them last summer while out late at night walleye fishing in Northern Wisconsin.  Very cool.
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Offline WWhiskey

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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2011, 09:48:10 PM »
Yep. I noticed them a bit ago!  At Texline Texas. Nice red tint to them
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2011, 10:01:07 PM »
Wow, why are they so far south?
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2011, 10:22:11 PM »
Quote from: Wildcat1 on October 24, 2011, 10:01:07 PM
Wow, why are they so far south?
i dont think that they are actually that far south, but i could be wrong, im guessing that the northern lights are just reflecting and being shown down there?



remember people, im GUESSING on this.
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2011, 10:29:19 PM »
Hadn't heard about this, going outside now... may have to take the camera for a drive if true.  

I know there is a University of Alaska (or Alaska State or sumthin) page that forecasts the solar activity and Aurora, but I seem to have lost that bookmark, anybody have it?


Quote from: skorpion on October 24, 2011, 10:22:11 PM
i dont think that they are actually that far south, but i could be wrong, im guessing that the northern lights are just reflecting and being shown down there?



remember people, im GUESSING on this.

Reflecting  :headscratch:

So what, there is a giant mirror over Canada now...


EDIT: Nothing here now. :cry  I did find the website I was thinking of though  http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/2  while the forecast was for calm, the current picture says "Extreme" but I'm only right on the edge of the visible ring.
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 10:35:09 PM »
Quote from: saggs on October 24, 2011, 10:29:19 PM
Hadn't heard about this, going outside now... may have to take the camera for a drive if true.  

I know there is a University of Alaska (or Alaska State or sumthin) page that forecasts the solar activity and Aurora, but I seem to have lost that bookmark, anybody have it?


Reflecting  :headscratch:

So what, there is a giant mirror over Canada now...

It'd either be University Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), or another.

Google search for University Alaska Aurora brought up this : http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2011, 10:38:30 PM »
Quote from: EskimoJoe on October 24, 2011, 10:35:09 PM
It'd either be University Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), or another.

Google search for University Alaska Aurora brought up this : http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast

That's exactly the one I was thinking of.  :aok  Very neat resource.
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2011, 10:43:51 PM »
seen them in virginia, very bright red.
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Offline PFactorDave

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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2011, 11:02:12 PM »
Quote from: hymi on October 24, 2011, 10:43:51 PM
seen them in virginia, very bright red.

They were bluish when I saw them.  I expect it has something to do with the atmosphere they pass through for you to see them where you are at.
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2011, 11:05:29 PM »
Aurora activity 9,

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html

You need to go thru the site to understand if you don't.
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2011, 11:14:53 PM »
NVM I thought this thread was about something else.  :bolt:
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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2011, 11:21:33 PM »
Quote from: phatzo on October 24, 2011, 11:14:53 PM
NVM I thought this thread was about something else.  :bolt:


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Offline chaser

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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2011, 11:46:29 PM »
As promised here's the picture I took. It' not that great because I got away without my tripod and had to hold the camera for the 30 second exposure. But it made Channel 5 News in Dallas, Tx tonight!!

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Re: Northern Lights
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2011, 12:21:26 AM »
Quote from: chaser on October 24, 2011, 11:46:29 PM
As promised here's the picture I took. It' not that great because I got away without my tripod and had to hold the camera for the 30 second exposure. But it made Channel 5 News in Dallas, Tx tonight!!

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That made the news? Guess there was nobody else out tonight!  :devil

Honestly, I really like that picture. Really cool colours!
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