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		One of the largest solar storms in years creates the most spectacular northern lights display ever. Why yes, I can see (dailymail.co.uk)		104
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markie_farkie		2012-01-24 11:32:29 PM

Obligatory "Pics I took while living in Iceland" post.

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Aurora behind the fireworks!

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miss diminutive		2012-01-25 12:04:25 AM

markie_farkie: Obligatory "Pics I took while living in Iceland" post.

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Aurora behind the fireworks!

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Awesome.

I want to go outside and see the show but it's overcast here. Booooo. =(

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 12:15:28 AM

markie_farkie: Obligatory "Pics I took while living in Iceland" post.

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Aurora behind the fireworks!

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Those are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for posting them.

markie_farkie		2012-01-25 12:37:04 AM

Bathia_Mapes: Those are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for posting them.

As an admin you can probably search for how many posts I've used those in since taking the pics in 2006.

I'm surprised more people don't complain about seeing them over and over and over and over and over and over and....

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 12:42:29 AM

markie_farkie: Bathia_Mapes: Those are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for posting them.

As an admin you can probably search for how many posts I've used those in since taking the pics in 2006.

I'm surprised more people don't complain about seeing them over and over and over and over and over and over and....

I could, if I was so inclined, but somethings are worth seeing again.

alienated		2012-01-25 02:58:54 AM

Bathia_Mapes: As an admin

Wow, I never knew you were a Modmin.Good on you.
Then again, I am lazy with clicking profiles a lot of the time.
I do agree though- folks should post aurora pics- both borealis and australias. Even if they have been posted before.
/my 1.00

KrispyKritter		2012-01-25 03:00:00 AM

radio shack is not impressed

www.simnia.com

hotlink

alienated		2012-01-25 03:00:03 AM

I meant to add- if they are as cool as markie_farkies' , then we all win

WhyteRaven74		2012-01-25 03:01:39 AM

markie_farkie: homepage.mac.com

The church in that last pic just awesome.

Closed_Minded_Bastage		2012-01-25 03:02:22 AM

FTA: The radiation - in the form of protons - came flying out of the sun at 93 million miles per hour.

FTA (Little orange box): These particles stream away from the sun at speeds of about 1 million mph ...

That's one hell of a speed difference, did something brake?

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 03:03:37 AM

alienated: Bathia_Mapes: As an admin

Wow, I never knew you were a Modmin.Good on you.
Then again, I am lazy with clicking profiles a lot of the time.
I do agree though- folks should post aurora pics- both borealis and australias. Even if they have been posted before.
/my 1.00

Thanks.

smellmybutt		2012-01-25 03:05:23 AM

One of these years I need to go way up north to see the northern lights for myself.

simon_bar_sinister		2012-01-25 03:05:25 AM

Follow up?

RoxtarRyan		2012-01-25 03:07:20 AM

Closed_Minded_Bastage: FTA: The radiation - in the form of protons - came flying out of the sun at 93 million miles per hour.

FTA (Little orange box): These particles stream away from the sun at speeds of about 1 million mph ...

That's one hell of a speed difference, did something brake?

They didn't check their oil, and are now in "limp" mode.

AverageAmericanGuy		2012-01-25 03:07:45 AM

No snark. No snide comment. Just awe.

God is so amazing to have given us this world and the wonderment that it provides us.

pottie		2012-01-25 03:13:19 AM

miss diminutive: markie_farkie: Obligatory "Pics I took while living in Iceland" post.

[homepage.mac.com image 640x963]

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Aurora behind the fireworks!

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Awesome.

I want to go outside and see the show but it's overcast here. Booooo. =(

I haven't seen them all year...it's usually raining or snowing

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 03:13:49 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: No snark. No snide comment. Just awe.

God is so amazing to have given us this world and the wonderment that it provides us.

I'd loved to be able to see the Northern Lights in person some day.

AverageAmericanGuy		2012-01-25 03:15:09 AM

Bathia_Mapes: AverageAmericanGuy: No snark. No snide comment. Just awe.

God is so amazing to have given us this world and the wonderment that it provides us.

I'd loved to be able to see the Northern Lights in person some day.

Me too. When I lived in Seattle, I'd always hoped that I could see them from somewhere nearby. But I never got the chance.

Now in Tokyo, I'm lucky if I can see the stars at all.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 03:16:03 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: Bathia_Mapes: AverageAmericanGuy: No snark. No snide comment. Just awe.

God is so amazing to have given us this world and the wonderment that it provides us.

I'd loved to be able to see the Northern Lights in person some day.

Me too. When I lived in Seattle, I'd always hoped that I could see them from somewhere nearby. But I never got the chance.

Now in Tokyo, I'm lucky if I can see the stars at all.

That's too bad.

jeffdo1		2012-01-25 03:18:01 AM

I saw them once in New Hampshire about 30 years ago, guess we really aren't north enough though. Clouds probably don't help either.

CrispFlows		2012-01-25 03:20:05 AM

I remember seeing the auroras when I was a kid.

If only I farking knew how significant those northern lights were.

Vaguely Racist Lawn Ornament		2012-01-25 03:30:37 AM

Be on the look-out for a well-dressed gentleman and his snow lynx companion trying to harbour the energy of said lights to blast open a rift between worlds.

alienated		2012-01-25 03:38:35 AM

my cunning plan backfired.
If I had told you folks to post aurora snow pics you would have been getting ban hammered
all night in your zeal to post pics and forget to label them NSFW.
But no other aurora pics. im am dissapointed . you all have mobile phones or cameras
and this is happening right now and nobody wants to share a pic or 2 of the lights ?

The Voice of Doom		2012-01-25 03:38:55 AM

Keep watching the sky, MacIntyre.

ktybear		2012-01-25 03:40:20 AM

If I ever see the Southern Lights from my place the power will probably be out.

alienated		2012-01-25 03:41:20 AM

its overcast here. dammit.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 03:42:13 AM

alienated: my cunning plan backfired.
If I had told you folks to post aurora snow pics you would have been getting ban hammered
all night in your zeal to post pics and forget to label them NSFW.
But no other aurora pics. im am dissapointed . you all have mobile phones or cameras
and this is happening right now and nobody wants to share a pic or 2 of the lights ?

Heh! I didn't even know who she was until you mention NSFW and I googled her.

CrispFlows		2012-01-25 03:46:56 AM

Too far south here.

Quick question:

Just how bad does the solar storms have to be to make auroras all the way down to the equators? Would it have an extremely detrimental effect?

logieal		2012-01-25 03:48:23 AM

KrispyKritter: radio shack is not impressed

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hotlink

I dropped mine and broke it the day I found the power adapter and got it out of storage. I was sad.

alienated		2012-01-25 03:51:51 AM

Bathia_Mapes: Heh! I didn't even know who she was until you mention NSFW and I googled her.

sorry- but i was not yelling at you, just the galaxy in general.
she did a lot of pr0n.

Cataclaw		2012-01-25 03:54:07 AM

CrispFlows: Too far south here.

Quick question:

Just how bad does the solar storms have to be to make auroras all the way down to the equators? Would it have an extremely detrimental effect?

The Carrington Super Flare of 1859 produced Auroras as far south as the Caribbean, but that's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.

So yeah, not often, but it's not impossible. As far as I know, intense magnetic storms don't cause any permanent damage to Earth or it's magnetosphere, but they do disrupt electronics.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 03:56:40 AM

alienated: Bathia_Mapes: Heh! I didn't even know who she was until you mention NSFW and I googled her.

sorry- but i was not yelling at you, just the galaxy in general.
she did a lot of pr0n.

I know you were yelling at me. I just googled her because I didn't have a clue who she was since I rarely watch porn.

CrispFlows		2012-01-25 03:58:19 AM

Cataclaw: that's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.

"These statistics suggest that Carrington flares are once in a half-millennium events. "

*sobs*

CrispFlows		2012-01-25 03:59:41 AM

Bathia_Mapes: alienated: Bathia_Mapes: Heh! I didn't even know who she was until you mention NSFW and I googled her.

sorry- but i was not yelling at you, just the galaxy in general.
she did a lot of pr0n.

I know you were yelling at me. I just googled her because I didn't have a clue who she was since I rarely watch porn.

Ditto.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 04:04:34 AM

alienated: Bathia_Mapes: Heh! I didn't even know who she was until you mention NSFW and I googled her.

sorry- but i was not yelling at you, just the galaxy in general.
she did a lot of pr0n.

Oh, and that should have been "weren't", not "were" in my previous post.

wildcardjack		2012-01-25 04:09:20 AM

I'm in Dallas, and if it weren't for the RAIN we so desperately need I'd be glad to see if I could spot the solar storm.

/Ratsen fratsen
//I needed to get books outta my extended cab

Dreamy LaTwitch		2012-01-25 04:10:43 AM

urban.derelict		2012-01-25 04:10:49 AM

_{/it's comin' right at us!}

Gawdzila		2012-01-25 04:11:53 AM

Just look at all those pretty oxygen and nitrogen atoms, glowing angrily after getting beaned by high-speed debris :)

ArcadianRefugee		2012-01-25 04:16:15 AM

Until they are visible down in southern Virginia, you can all shut the fark up and enjoy your nature quietly.

:P

/sonsabiatches
//not jealous at all
///nope
////chuck testa

wldncrzy14		2012-01-25 04:25:26 AM

meowgret thatcher		2012-01-25 04:26:30 AM

The Voice of Doom: Keep watching the sky, MacIntyre.

It just went red all over!! It´s red all over!

alienated		2012-01-25 04:38:44 AM

wldncrzy14

holy crap. this thread has drawn out the auld ones. nice.

The Southern Dandy		2012-01-25 04:40:47 AM

Are there any studies about how these solar storms affect animals, because my dog was acting batshiat crazy last night, and a little less so tonight. Running around the house, jumping on beds acting like she wants to go outside and play....at 3am last night...12am tonight. She's never done that before.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-25 04:47:39 AM

The Southern Dandy: Are there any studies about how these solar storms affect animals, because my dog was acting batshiat crazy last night, and a little less so tonight. Running around the house, jumping on beds acting like she wants to go outside and play....at 3am last night...12am tonight. She's never done that before.

I don't know about dogs, but I do know that these storms can affect migratory animals, causing them to become confused and lose their sense of direction.

duffblue		2012-01-25 04:59:21 AM

markie_farkie: Obligatory "Pics I took while living in Iceland" post.

I'm going to Reykjavík next week and i there anything I should see in particular? Some people have told me to get out and experience the countryside, I plan to hike a glacier and try to see the lights.

buckler		2012-01-25 05:15:40 AM

I was hoping they might get as far south as PDX, but it's completely overcast with a bunch of light pollution around here, so I guess it doesn't matter. I wouldn't mind being on Mt. Hood right about now.

orava		2012-01-25 05:19:52 AM

I live in Finland and I've never seen them, not even in Lapland. Maybe I will try to get out of the city tonight and hope for the best.

alienated		2012-01-25 05:37:25 AM

orava: I live in Finland and I've never seen them, not even in Lapland. Maybe I will try to get out of the city tonight and hope for the best.

best of luck. have fun !