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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 passionThe '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?
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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
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.
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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 passionWell, 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
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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
So when you're that far north does it happen almost every day, or more like once a week? (sorry for the ignorance :-O )
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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."This is starting to seem like an exclusive club which I'm determined to join :laugh: :-D
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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.
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
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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?
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
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Awesome! Speaking of photography, did you see this http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/3920[^]
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
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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
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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 passionSsssch, we want to keep the club exclusive... :cool: Cheers, Fredrik
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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 passionNah, 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
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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.
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
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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 passionMe 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
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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
Do you have to do this? In 6 months the 10D successor will be out :cool:
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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 passionYou could stage your own in the garage with a Tesla coil - call it the Aurora Forbealis and invite the neighbors in!:-D
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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 passionYou 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
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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 passionMegan 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
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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 passionSeeing 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".