How can see one?
2006-08-13 15:38:59 · 9 answers · asked by Signilda 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I grew up in Alaska, so I've seen them a lot. There's actually a website which I'll post when I find it that will tell you the probability of Northern Light sighting. Usually northern altitudes have the best visibility.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/predict.php3
2006-08-13 16:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We were driving home from state fair in Great Falls, Montana. Everyone else was pretty much passed out. There had been a lot of drinking that night. I was designated driver since I was pregnant. I had no idea what the streaks of pink and green light blazing across the sky were. I had to stop the car! It was one of the most incredible things I have seen. It was like strips of colored light of varying widths. They would grow across the span of the sky and recede back and streak out again!
This was about 60 miles south of the Canadian border. I don't know how common it is that far south. There are very rare occasions when you can see them where I live now but nothing as spectacular as the first time I saw them.
2006-08-13 22:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by Heathery Lane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have. I live in atlantic Canada and one night I was looking at the sky, wondered what the colors were and realized "Holy crap! I'm seeing the Aurora Borealis!" True story.
2006-08-13 22:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by Darth Vader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one year there was a big solar flare. I saw the northern ligts in MA. most of the time you dont see them down here. Alaskas a good place to see them. They r caused by solar flares. So if you know there was a big solar flare AND its clear, you might see one, depending on where u live. they r very beautiful!
2006-08-14 14:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw the northern lights camping on the columbia river in eastern, wa. its like desert over there with canyons, & at night it looked like colored light dancing off the canyon walls into the sky.
it was pretty cool, was the 1st time i had seen them & everyone was saying northern lights. ive also seen them on the net, in some hubble pics from space.
2006-08-13 22:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have, and the further north you are the more colorful the auroras are. They are quite spectacular, and there is motion in them, as well, due to the motion of the electrically charged particles which cause them.
2006-08-13 22:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw one in feb 94 at 2am,very cool.
2006-08-13 22:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by mak_nit_crimson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on in the langoliers
2006-08-14 14:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i havent but i hope i will be able to someday =)
2006-08-14 01:42:44 · answer #9 · answered by laa dee da 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋