Light Show

chet · November 07, 2004, 06:26:52 PM

Anybody catch da Northern Lights tonight? They were totally awesome . 8)

Corley5 · November 07, 2004, 06:29:09 PM

They were great here too until the clouds rolled back in :

beenthere · November 07, 2004, 06:37:53 PM

Yes I did. Came in to tell my wife about them, looked and they were just fading to one 'spike' almost due north. Before that, they covered 15 - 20° of the northern sky. Not dancing as much as I have seen years ago, but very awesome.

chet · November 07, 2004, 06:43:22 PM

They had almost the entire sky lit up here for about an hour. And they where really movin'. Wanted to get some digital pics, but da daughter has da camera. :(

WoodSmith · November 07, 2004, 06:47:12 PM

Ive never seen the lights, thats one thing that I want to see before I leave this old rock.
We don't get the lights down here in Oregon
Did anyone see the Eclipse of the moon here about a week and half ago?

Jeff · November 07, 2004, 07:38:53 PM

The WHOLE sky is pulsating here. No colors to speak of but the curtains of light are reaching all the way around and into the southern sky. I got Tammy out of bed to watch.

craigc90 · November 07, 2004, 08:10:21 PM

man i am glad I was not seeing things.We never see the lights in Ohio. Tonight I was looking out the back door and the sky was redish white down along the horizon(3 hours after dark). I told my wife I think thats the northern lights she said I think your crazy I dont see anything. Maybe Im not crazy.

DanG · November 07, 2004, 08:36:02 PM

Craig, just because you weren't "seeing things" this time, doesn't mean you're not crazy. ;D

I'd like to see the Northern Lights someday, but I'd have to go up North to see it. :-/

fstedy · November 08, 2004, 01:14:18 AM

I only saw the

's once here in SOUTHERN New Jersey on a clear cold night in February 1958. Boy they were awesome ( suprised

I could remember back that far ).

craigc90 · November 08, 2004, 08:37:46 AM

I had a feeling I was opening myself up for that reply. :D :D
This place is just like home

Murf · November 08, 2004, 08:57:23 AM

There even better up here, closer to the source doncha' know?

:D

shopteacher · November 08, 2004, 01:22:38 PM

I only ever get to see the Eastern-Western lights. They usually are in a steady stream 2 wide, but often 4 wide. Usually bright white on one side and red on the other., but at times flashing red and blue. I can see nightly as I eat dinner and look through the glass doors out over the deck. They never seem to disappear either. They weren't always there and began to appear shortly after Interstate 70 was built. ;D I'm sure they're nowhere near the Aurora Borealis infact after a bit they're rather just boring. I hope to get a chance to see the real thing someday.

Ron Wenrich · November 08, 2004, 05:46:11 PM

I got to see them last night. There are only a handful of times they get this far south. I think we had a good show last year, as well. These were a blue-green and lit up the entire northern sky. I didn't see the dancing part.

Usually, whenever there is some sort of astronomical event, we have cloud cover. I missed the meteor shower the other year that was supposed to be so spectacular.

chet · November 08, 2004, 06:06:01 PM

They have been active again tonight, but not near as good as last night.

Ianab · November 09, 2004, 01:30:14 AM

for us unfortunates that cant see it... there is allways the web

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041109.html

Looks impressive 8)

Ian

Jason_WI · November 09, 2004, 10:50:01 AM

The auroura was awsome here. I was combining beans when I scooped up some ground in the flex head, I got out to clean the head out and holy smokes the sky was lit up. Almost a full corona with pink and red and also a full band of light that were shimmering and dancing about. They were mostly overhead for most of the night. It was caused by an X class solar flare that was Earth directed.

www.spaceweather.com

Jason

redpowerd · November 09, 2004, 11:24:51 AM

jees, i just seen them combining beans last night too. just started and i need to get the feild cut and plowed before frost :

the wife couldnt see them at home, the cabin is shelterd on the north and west by a red pine stand, but i could relay the colors to her ;D
they only lasted about 20mins.

Jeff · November 09, 2004, 12:53:15 PM

Hey Jason, that is a great website. Never been there before!

CHARLIE · November 09, 2004, 08:58:44 PM

We watched them for awhile Monday night. Not much color but it was moving in one area. If I looked straight up it was like looking up inside an umbrella because the lights arced down around me 360°. I've only seen the Northern Lights once before and that was back in the mid '70s and it was quite colorful then with lots of movement.

chet · November 20, 2004, 05:43:39 AM

Some great pics that where actually taken in Blair, NE. Check these out, http://www.extremeinstability.com/04-11-8.htm

sawguy21 · November 20, 2004, 06:53:30 AM

Several years ago, we were sitting by the lake watching them. They were reflecting off the ice. I have never seen anything like it, we don't usually get a show like that this far south. Unfortunately, we were clouded over the night you saw them. I can just imagine what it would have been like here.

pasbuild · November 21, 2004, 06:04:55 PM

Ha Chet have U checked out the Paulding lights?
http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/bladeschit/

Jeff · November 21, 2004, 06:20:44 PM

Chet has checked them out in person. They are just down da road.

chet · November 21, 2004, 06:25:05 PM

Yup, ;D As most Yoopers have. :D
A few years ago I was working on the transmission line, while one of the national film crews was there.

Jeff · November 22, 2004, 06:40:56 PM

I just stepped outside and took this picture of the sky, was really surprised it turned out. Its not as dramatic as the sky really looked though, but for 9:30 at night I think its O.K.

I left it big as its the only way to see any of it.

Just a study in black.

www.forestryforum.com/images/night.jpg