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Northern Lights Come Down South [Long Island, Virginia]
Jus'now
| VaBthang4
Posted on 11/07/2004 8:38:28 PM PST by VaBthang4
Walked down the driveway [1/4 mile] and it is pretty awesome. Never seen them before. I'd encourage folks to go check'em out.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: wow
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:38:29 PM PST
by
VaBthang4
To: VaBthang4
Awesome display in SE Michigan covering 3/4 of the sky!
To: VaBthang4
Im here in Nebraska and earlier I swore I saw the same thing, but told myself, naaaa would have heard about it on the news.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:40:52 PM PST
by
Husker24
To: VaBthang4
I'm sure Bush's rejection of the Kyoto Treaty is someone responsible for this.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:42:36 PM PST
by
ClaudiusI
To: VaBthang4
Nice pic; about a year old and looks like high mountain land.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:44:28 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(About the hearty and haughty the humble harbor a horrid hatred that hobbles the heavy heart.)
To: Recovering Hermit
just was watching them in southern Minnesota
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:46:30 PM PST
by
discipler
To: VaBthang4
Unusually late in the year for the lights. The latest I've ever seen them was Columbus Day.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:46:58 PM PST
by
ProudVet77
(W stands for Winner)
To: VaBthang4
The lights are out in Western Montana. Impressive. Another plus for moving out of Caleefornia.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:50:32 PM PST
by
montomike
(Gay means happy and carefree not an abomination)
To: VaBthang4
Lucky you. I want to see it too. In 1989, aurora borealis could be seen far south as Central America.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:51:32 PM PST
by
Ptarmigan
(Proud rabbit hater and killer)
To: VaBthang4
Checking in from Iowa. We see them here, too. Thanks for posting.
To: Old Professer
To: VaBthang4
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:53:50 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
To: VaBthang4
It's been visible in Colorado for more than three hours, now. I posted a thread about it
here.
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:55:49 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: VaBthang4
A clear night spectacle here in NE Illinois too. I figured it was a Bears win celebration.
To: VaBthang4
We got 'em here in Central Illinois!!! I've NEVER seen them this far south. Very cool, thanks for the post!
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posted on
11/07/2004 8:58:36 PM PST
by
egarvue
(Martin Sheen is not my president...)
To: ProudVet77
"Unusually late in the year for the lights. The latest I've ever seen them was Columbus Day."
They don't entirely depend on time of the year, but tend to peak in Autumn and Spring. They are due to the Solar wind knocking loose charged particles that are captured in the Earth's magnetic field. The Spring and Autumn peaks are not entirely understood but may be due to an interaction of the magnetic fields of the Sun and Earth at certain times of the year.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:02:08 PM PST
by
Kirkwood
(I think, therefore I am Republican!)
To: VaBthang4
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:02:16 PM PST
by
Dan Middleton
(All ideas are not created equal)
To: Dan Middleton
Dude...you do not have a different sky.
I would think that if they're down here, they're up there. Do you live near a populated area? Cloud cover?
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:06:00 PM PST
by
VaBthang4
("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
To: VaBthang4
So bright in South Dakota it looks like daylight.
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:06:44 PM PST
by
SoDak
(Home of Senator John Thune)
To: VaBthang4; Howlin; Molly Pitcher; Jemian; Species8472
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posted on
11/07/2004 9:09:23 PM PST
by
kayak
(Have you prayed for your President today?)
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