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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Cody on August 04, 2010, 02:26:39 PM

Title: Aurora Borealis
Post by: Cody on August 04, 2010, 02:26:39 PM

Did anyone see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) last night?  I stayed up until 4:30 and saw nothing. I will try again tonight.

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Post by: Bird Brain on August 04, 2010, 04:19:24 PM

Cody ... I just saw the footage and photos on Ch. 23 (The Weather Network).  Wow!  8)

Check this out:  http://www.thenightskyguy.com/ (http://www.thenightskyguy.com/)

Jo-Anne

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Post by: ravynne40 on August 04, 2010, 10:46:56 PM

They are telling people if they want to see them to get out of the city away from "light" pollution..
Its very cool. I just watched the video link that Jo-Anne posted...thanks for sharing :)

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Post by: Cody on August 04, 2010, 11:30:15 PM

That is a really nice video!  

I agree with the getting out of the city lights, but it is pretty hard in Grimsby because you would probably have to go North of Hamilton then to have a greater chance of seeing them.

At least an easier viewable Meteor shower will be happening next week.

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Post by: Bird Brain on August 06, 2010, 10:18:35 PM

Irene ... You're Welcome.

Next week ... http://www.riverwoodconservancy.org/New ... rwood.html (http://www.riverwoodconservancy.org/NewsArchives/items/Meteor_shower__to_dazzle_skies_over_Riverwood.html)

Jo-Anne  :)

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Post by: zx003 on August 07, 2010, 12:11:28 AM

Wow I've never seen the green blanket of colour like that before! Whenever I see the northern lights (or at least what I have been told is the northern lights) is in fact the sky lighting up for the blink of an eye multiple times over the course of a few minutes.

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Post by: Craig McL on August 07, 2010, 02:20:48 AM

i saw a fante show at 2am but not what I have seen up north ...

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Post by: Anonymous on August 07, 2010, 11:21:35 AM

Quote from: Craig McL

i saw a fante show at 2am but not what I have seen up north ...

Exactly Craig - when I saw them I was up in Muskoka and it was just amazing.

Hoping I'll see more on a trip that I'm going on next week.