The Aurora Borealis (as seen from space!)

Adrian Wong · 25th Jun 2007, 01:01 AM

Check this picture out. Took it from http://tivac.com/images/backgrounds/AuroraBorealis.jpg

Amazing picture of the Aurora Borealis, taken from space!

zy · 25th Jun 2007, 01:16 AM

nice.............. i wanna see one in real life o.O

Adrian Wong · 25th Jun 2007, 01:58 AM

Me too!! Will we ever get to travel to space in our lifetime??

Here's another picture, this time from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/New...3?img_id=17165

peaz · 25th Jun 2007, 02:33 AM

nice! I wonder when I'll see one even from down here on the Earth

dukeman · 25th Jun 2007, 08:38 PM

very cool pics. i remember seeing them as a kid in NY but i havent seen one in years.

zy · 25th Jun 2007, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dukeman

very cool pics. i remember seeing them as a kid in NY but i havent seen one in years.

erm, seeing a real one in NY ?

dukeman · 25th Jun 2007, 11:47 PM

yeap. it was in the 70's. we could see them when we looked out over lake ontario when we were camping. doesnt happen anymore and did not happen very often. maybe once or twice.

PsYkHoTiK · 26th Jun 2007, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Me too!! Will we ever get to travel to space in our lifetime??

Here's another picture, this time from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/New...3?img_id=17165

You don't need to go to space. You can see the Northern Lights up north (naturally

).

Alaska, Canada, etc.

One of the many ways the Sun affects the Earth.

Adrian Wong · 26th Jun 2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

You don't need to go to space. You can see the Northern Lights up north (naturally

).

Alaska, Canada, etc.

One of the many ways the Sun affects the Earth.

Yeah, but you can't see them like THAT unless you are in space.

Maximus_Detritus · 26th Jun 2007, 10:15 PM

I last saw one in Scotland, when I was 9 years old, in 1993... (=

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25th Jun 2007, 08:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
dukeman Just Started Join Date: 5 Mar 2005 Posts: 39 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	very cool pics. i remember seeing them as a kid in NY but i havent seen one in years.

25th Jun 2007, 11:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
dukeman Just Started Join Date: 5 Mar 2005 Posts: 39 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	yeap. it was in the 70's. we could see them when we looked out over lake ontario when we were camping. doesnt happen anymore and did not happen very often. maybe once or twice.