Do you know about the Northern Lights?

@snowy22315 (182193)
United States
October 13, 2024 9:25am CST
THe Aurora Borealis or the Northern lights is a celestial phenomenon are visible in portions of the US and Canada generally in the winter months. For some reason they have been visible in other parts of the country this October. I did not see them. I don't really like going outside here at night. It scares me a bit, but several people here have gotten pictures of the Aurora Borealis in this area? I love the colors.
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@TheHorse (220229)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Oct
I have seen them up in Montana, but they rarely make it this far South (California).
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
13 Oct
I am not sure why they are visible here in Central Virginia. That is crazy, and normally anyway, they are in the winter months.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
13 Oct
@TheHorse Could be part of it for sure. I know the weatherman was talking about it one night, but I wasn't really listening. I did read that lots of communications could be disrupted though, satellite outages and what not.
@TheHorse (220229)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Oct
@snowy22315 There's a solar flare happening right now.
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@ptrikha_2 (47064)
• India
13 Oct
Yes, Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis fascinate me. It makes the skies look so different and visually spectacular. Of course, it could make one feel scary as well. I also think that the Southern Hemisphere equivalent (I think Aurora Australis or something similar ) too would be great but I do not hear that much about it. These lights are perhaps more prominent in Northern parts of Canada and the Nordics- Finland, Sweden etc.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
13 Oct
Yes, normally they wouldn't be this far South, and not this time of the year either. Not sure why it is so now..but those who saw them had quite a show, lots of purples and maroons. I should have gone out.
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@Juliaacv (51588)
• Canada
13 Oct
We've seen them a couple of times, not this year, but in years gone by, and it was always in the summer.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
I used to see them in the winter when I lived up North. Well,at least flashing. They weren t very pronounced.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
@Juliaacv They see them really clearly in Alaska
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@Juliaacv (51588)
• Canada
14 Oct
@snowy22315 One summer we saw them so clearly and they were beautiful beyond words. I have not seen them since that summer.
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@anya12adwi (9849)
• India
13 Oct
Someone here said they are edited!
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
13 Oct
??I just posted a pic I found online. There are plenty
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
@anya12adwi Don't believe everything you read.
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• India
14 Oct
@snowy22315 I read a post here saying suddenly many edited northern lights are being circulated which are fake!
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• United States
14 Oct
I saw them on the weather report on the local news last week. I am afraid of being outdoors alone anywhere in the dark, so I didn't go outside for them. Also, the weather woman said it was sometime around 10 p.m. and I was sleeping and didn't hear about it until the next morning
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
I really didn't think they would be visible in this area. Turned out I was wrong. I don't like going out after dark here either. Too many animals around and it is just too dark
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
@LovesEverybody Yikes, I wouldn't want a raccoon living on my porch. I do have a squirrel that visits mine though.
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• United States
14 Oct
@snowy22315 there are wild animals who live on my back porch. There is a raccoon who lives there and many others. I saw them on the weather and they were beautiful. I didn't know they would come around my area either
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@grenery8 (11194)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
14 Oct
i love the colours too. i haven't seen it in person but this is absolutely a thing that i wanted to see before i die; better than bungee jumping and other adrenaline sports and activities.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
I feel bad now..I didn't go out to look.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
15 Oct
@grenery8 Yeah, but this was a fluke it happened down here. It probably won't happen again.
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@grenery8 (11194)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Oct
@snowy22315 you have the next year, don't you worry
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@AmbiePam (93894)
• United States
15 Oct
My best friend went to Texas to see them really clearly, and the pictures she got were amazing. I couldn’t get myself to care enough to go with her, but I appreciate people who do.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
15 Oct
Aww darn, you should have
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@AmbiePam (93894)
• United States
15 Oct
@snowy22315 I didn’t know who to leave my dog with. She’s the one who usually watches her when I’m gone. But the real reason, if I’m 100% honest, is that she was going to camp. I cannot sleep on the ground, because I fully admit I’m wimpy! She told me she regrets not buying an air mattress, but she didn’t really have the money.
@jobelbojel (36038)
• Philippines
14 Oct
I have seen this on my cousin's Facebook post. For 2 years straight, they've been sharing photos online and they had that privilege to see it in Canada where they currently live. I wish I can see this phenomenon myself.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
Yes, I am sorry now that I didn't look outside.
@LadyDuck (472097)
• Switzerland
13 Oct
We have seen them two nights ago. We went out on the balcony, it was announced that the Aurora Borealis was visible.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
13 Oct
Some people from around here got great pictures of it.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
@LadyDuck Yes, the people here posted on FB and Nextdoor..good pics.
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@LadyDuck (472097)
• Switzerland
14 Oct
@snowy22315 - I have seen pictures in the local newspapers, we took a couple from the balcony but they are not very good.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50528)
• United States
15 Oct
I’ve always wanted to see them. I went out the other night, but I think we have too many trees here.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
15 Oct
Same here, I would have to go where there is a clear space.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50528)
• United States
16 Oct
@snowy22315 Hopefully we both get a chance to view the lights one day.
@rakski (126035)
• Philippines
13 Oct
Not here. But it is nice to see the videos
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
13 Oct
Such beautiful colors
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@rakski (126035)
• Philippines
13 Oct
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@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
15 Oct
I only seen pictures of it. I would love to see it, but I haven't. It's either too cloudy or raining when something spacey happens.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
15 Oct
you havw to clear the trees here to have a good view of the sky.
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@LindaOHio (181642)
• United States
14 Oct
The Northern Lights are very active right now because of a very large solar storm on the Sun. We used to live on Lake Erie and saw the NL one night. It was spectacular and eerie. Have a good week.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
When I lived in Erie, there was frequently alot of flashing in the sky at night..but I don't recall seeing the NL.
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@somewitch (1417)
14 Oct
It would be fantastic to experience them, I bet. I know they also make sounds. But I'd probably miss them too if they came close, because I'm either asleep or have my windows closed at night.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
I am sort of wishing I ventured out to see them.
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@pitstop (14083)
• Australia
13 Oct
I've missed seeing them the few times it's apparently been seen in my area. Seems to be more common this year.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
Yes, The Horse mentioned it was due to a solar flare.
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@JudyEv (342064)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Oct
I've seen videos of them and yes, the colours are amazing. In the southern hemisphere we have the Aurora Australis or southern lights. You don't normally see them this far north but this year there have been sightings. We saw them once when we lived further south.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
14 Oct
Some people here got some great pics of them.
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@thelme55 (77167)
• Germany
14 Oct
I love the color of the northern lights. I heard it showed up last week in Ireland where we used to live more than a decade ago. I hope to see it in the future.
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