Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
com
39 Posts 15 Posters 2 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • M Megan Forbes

    It might be worth spending 3 months somewhere really cold and northern to see this[^].


    Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
    Photography - The product of my passion        

    Meg's World - Blog

    K Offline
    K Offline
    KaRl
    wrote on last edited by
    #20

    - added to the TODO list. Thanks! :cool:


    Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed - Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • M Megan Forbes

      It might be worth spending 3 months somewhere really cold and northern to see this[^].


      Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
      Photography - The product of my passion        

      Meg's World - Blog

      K Offline
      K Offline
      Konstantin Vasserman
      wrote on last edited by
      #21

      Awesome! Speaking of photography, did you see this http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/3920[^]

      M 1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • M Megan Forbes

        It might be worth spending 3 months somewhere really cold and northern to see this[^].


        Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
        Photography - The product of my passion        

        Meg's World - Blog

        C Offline
        C Offline
        Chris Meech
        wrote on last edited by
        #22

        The 'Northern Lights' are often quite visible here in southern Ontario in Canada. Just two weeks ago while on holidays at the cottage, there was quite a fantastic display for several hours one evening. Unfortunately, you have to be away from the city in order to really appreciate the display. Before the really cold weather comes along in November, there will probably be some other displays as well. Next time I try to get some pics for you. :) Chris Meech If you spin a Chinese person around, do they become dis-oriented?

        M 1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • R Rickard Andersson20

          You mean you don't have colder than -10, -15 down there? OMG... Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Even in Östersund you don't see it.. I think. I think Abisko is the right place to stop by. Beautiful nature! Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

          J Offline
          J Offline
          Jorgen Sigvardsson
          wrote on last edited by
          #23

          Rickard Andersson18 wrote: You mean you don't have colder than -10, -15 down there? OMG... Sure we do, but auroras don't depend on temperature. At least not ground temperature. The temperature in the magnetosphere is very most likely either much hotter than on the ground of much colder. I don't know which it is, but I do know the temperature drops and rises at different levels in the atmosphere. I had a link to a temperature diagram somewhere.. Now, the aurora may depend indirectly on the temperature in the magnetosphere, as temperature is basically just a measurement of molecular movement speed. While the molecular movement may be a dependency of the aurora, the main dependency is the concentration and energy of electrons. The right conditions for auroras are around the poles, which is the main reason why you don't see auroras at the equator. :) Hey, why am I telling you this? Have you been skipping physics classes? :suss: :-D Rickard Andersson18 wrote: I think Abisko is the right place to stop by. Beautiful nature! If there's an aurora in the sky, my eyes wouldn't be directed below the horizon.. ;) -- Frivolous Theorem of Arithmetic: Almost all natural numbers are very, very, very large.

          R 1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • M Megan Forbes

            Is every Swede on this site going to make me drool with jealousy by telling me how they've seen this beautiful event and I haven't?! :-D


            Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
            Photography - The product of my passion        

            Meg's World - Blog

            F Offline
            F Offline
            Fredrik Skog
            wrote on last edited by
            #24

            Well, now that you brought it up, I'll have to tell you it's a really cool phenomenon to watch ;P I have seen it several times at Stockholm+ latitude. But it becomes more frequent and spectacular the further north you go. Cheers, Fredrik
            "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."

            M 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • R Rickard Andersson20

              In the (cold) winter here in Sweden I can travel about 300km (Kiruna) north to be sure to see this amazing phenomenon! But I can for sure see it where I live also a cold winter day. From Stockholm to Kiruna, about 1310km. :) Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

              M Offline
              M Offline
              Megan Forbes
              wrote on last edited by
              #25

              So when you're that far north does it happen almost every day, or more like once a week? (sorry for the ignorance :-O )


              Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
              Photography - The product of my passion        

              Meg's World - Blog

              R 1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • F Fredrik Skog

                Well, now that you brought it up, I'll have to tell you it's a really cool phenomenon to watch ;P I have seen it several times at Stockholm+ latitude. But it becomes more frequent and spectacular the further north you go. Cheers, Fredrik
                "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."

                M Offline
                M Offline
                Megan Forbes
                wrote on last edited by
                #26

                This is starting to seem like an exclusive club which I'm determined to join :laugh: :-D


                Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                Photography - The product of my passion        

                Meg's World - Blog

                F 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                  Karlstad isn't very far north you know. Even in Östersund you don't see it.. I think. :~ -- Frivolous Theorem of Arithmetic: Almost all natural numbers are very, very, very large.

                  F Offline
                  F Offline
                  Fredrik Skog
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #27

                  It can actually be seen in mid-Sweden sometime, I've seen it myself. You have to get away from the bright city lights. But of course the chances are waaaay better up north. Cheers, Fredrik
                  "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • C Chris Meech

                    The 'Northern Lights' are often quite visible here in southern Ontario in Canada. Just two weeks ago while on holidays at the cottage, there was quite a fantastic display for several hours one evening. Unfortunately, you have to be away from the city in order to really appreciate the display. Before the really cold weather comes along in November, there will probably be some other displays as well. Next time I try to get some pics for you. :) Chris Meech If you spin a Chinese person around, do they become dis-oriented?

                    M Offline
                    M Offline
                    Megan Forbes
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #28

                    Chris Meech wrote: Next time I try to get some pics for you :-D Thanks! It must be awesome, lovely to hear that people who live where it occurs frequently don't take it for granted.


                    Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                    Photography - The product of my passion        

                    Meg's World - Blog

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • K Konstantin Vasserman

                      Awesome! Speaking of photography, did you see this http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/3920[^]

                      M Offline
                      M Offline
                      Megan Forbes
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #29

                      It's a beauty isn't it! Still, I'd probably go for the 300D for the same price, simply because of the huge range of Canon lenses it can take.


                      Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                      Photography - The product of my passion        

                      Meg's World - Blog

                      R 1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • M Megan Forbes

                        It might be worth spending 3 months somewhere really cold and northern to see this[^].


                        Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                        Photography - The product of my passion        

                        Meg's World - Blog

                        D Offline
                        D Offline
                        dandy72
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #30

                        > It might be worth spending 3 months somewhere really cold and northern to > see this Nah, I've occasionally seen them; they're not worth spending 3 months in the cold. Oh, wait, I just realized I've been in freakin' Canada all my life... :doh:

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • M Megan Forbes

                          This is starting to seem like an exclusive club which I'm determined to join :laugh: :-D


                          Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                          Photography - The product of my passion        

                          Meg's World - Blog

                          F Offline
                          F Offline
                          Fredrik Skog
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #31

                          Ssssch, we want to keep the club exclusive... :cool: Cheers, Fredrik
                          "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • M Megan Forbes

                            So when you're that far north does it happen almost every day, or more like once a week? (sorry for the ignorance :-O )


                            Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                            Photography - The product of my passion        

                            Meg's World - Blog

                            R Offline
                            R Offline
                            Rickard Andersson20
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #32

                            Nah, not really... not where I live but in Abisko and other places in the very north of Sweden it happens more often. Not really sure how often. Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                              Rickard Andersson18 wrote: You mean you don't have colder than -10, -15 down there? OMG... Sure we do, but auroras don't depend on temperature. At least not ground temperature. The temperature in the magnetosphere is very most likely either much hotter than on the ground of much colder. I don't know which it is, but I do know the temperature drops and rises at different levels in the atmosphere. I had a link to a temperature diagram somewhere.. Now, the aurora may depend indirectly on the temperature in the magnetosphere, as temperature is basically just a measurement of molecular movement speed. While the molecular movement may be a dependency of the aurora, the main dependency is the concentration and energy of electrons. The right conditions for auroras are around the poles, which is the main reason why you don't see auroras at the equator. :) Hey, why am I telling you this? Have you been skipping physics classes? :suss: :-D Rickard Andersson18 wrote: I think Abisko is the right place to stop by. Beautiful nature! If there's an aurora in the sky, my eyes wouldn't be directed below the horizon.. ;) -- Frivolous Theorem of Arithmetic: Almost all natural numbers are very, very, very large.

                              R Offline
                              R Offline
                              Rickard Andersson20
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #33

                              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Hey, why am I telling you this? Have you been skipping physics classes? Not really, but it wasn't my fave class... :~ Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • M Megan Forbes

                                It's a beauty isn't it! Still, I'd probably go for the 300D for the same price, simply because of the huge range of Canon lenses it can take.


                                Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                Photography - The product of my passion        

                                Meg's World - Blog

                                R Offline
                                R Offline
                                Rickard Andersson20
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #34

                                Me myself will go for a Canon 10D after I've finished doing "lumpen" (military shit course in 10 months which I don't know how to say in english). Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

                                M 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • R Rickard Andersson20

                                  Me myself will go for a Canon 10D after I've finished doing "lumpen" (military shit course in 10 months which I don't know how to say in english). Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

                                  M Offline
                                  M Offline
                                  Megan Forbes
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #35

                                  Do you have to do this? In 6 months the 10D successor will be out :cool:


                                  Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                  Photography - The product of my passion        

                                  Meg's World - Blog

                                  R 1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • M Megan Forbes

                                    Is every Swede on this site going to make me drool with jealousy by telling me how they've seen this beautiful event and I haven't?! :-D


                                    Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                    Photography - The product of my passion        

                                    Meg's World - Blog

                                    R Offline
                                    R Offline
                                    Roger Wright
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #36

                                    You could stage your own in the garage with a Tesla coil - call it the Aurora Forbealis and invite the neighbors in!:-D

                                    "Nobody is Ugly at 2AM"

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • M Megan Forbes

                                      Is every Swede on this site going to make me drool with jealousy by telling me how they've seen this beautiful event and I haven't?! :-D


                                      Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                      Photography - The product of my passion        

                                      Meg's World - Blog

                                      J Offline
                                      J Offline
                                      John Fisher
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #37

                                      You don't have to be in Sweden to see them. I remember seeing them several times in northern Minnesota, so I'm sure there are lots of Canadians and Alaskans that have seen them quite a bit, too! :) John
                                      "We want to be alone when we hear too many words and we feel alone when it has been a while since anyone has spoken to us." Paul David Tripp -- War of Words

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • M Megan Forbes

                                        Do you have to do this? In 6 months the 10D successor will be out :cool:


                                        Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                        Photography - The product of my passion        

                                        Meg's World - Blog

                                        R Offline
                                        R Offline
                                        Rickard Andersson20
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #38

                                        Megan Forbes wrote: Do you have to do this? Yes. :( Rickard Andersson Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 Sonork: 37318 Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • M Megan Forbes

                                          It might be worth spending 3 months somewhere really cold and northern to see this[^].


                                          Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                          Photography - The product of my passion        

                                          Meg's World - Blog

                                          J Offline
                                          J Offline
                                          James T Johnson
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #39

                                          Seeing those pictures, and the mtu.edu domain reminded me of one night when I was walking back from the cafe on the MTU campus. I was walking up the hill just ouside my dorm when I saw something out of the corner of my eye which looked like lightning. I just kinda stopped and looked at the sky for a good 5 minutes, then wished my car was closer so I could drive up to the tip of the penninsula and see it better. Alas, it was cold and my car was parked about a mile away so I took my chips and soda and went back to my room. That was my first and (so far) last time seeing the Northern Lights. :( James At Jethro Tull's August 28, 2003 concert Ian Anderson mentioned that the group would be performing a medley of title tracks. The songs were "Songs from the Wood", "Too Old to Rock and Roll; Too Young to Die"; and from the Heavy Horses album, "Stairway to Heaven".

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups