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pokerfan

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23. I saw them for the first time

Reply to No DUplicitous DUpe (Reply #22)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 03:45 PM

Feb 2014

many years ago in northern BC on a canoe trip. We were probably 100 miles from civilization and it was actually a little spooky. Even made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Especially as they were more or less unexpected. We were actually looking for perseids (meteors) and all of a sudden the northern lights came out.

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It's been a horrible week. But the Northern Lights are out here, BIG TIME. [View all] raven mad Feb 2014 OP

Where the sky is a black opal......... n/t DFW Feb 2014 #1

"combat shopping". **lol**. The lights are pretty too!! n/t jtuck004 Feb 2014 #2

Oh wow. That is just amazing! cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #3

Where are you located to see such a wonderful thing? Jenoch Feb 2014 #4

Just outside Fairbanks, Alaska. raven mad Feb 2014 #5

I'm in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities Jenoch Feb 2014 #6

lSeveral years ago, a frequent tourist sent a letter to the local newspaper. raven mad Feb 2014 #9

I was so jealous last night, Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #7

I didn't know Carl - I do now! raven mad Feb 2014 #8

Check out some of his other galleries. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #10

Awesome! yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #11

I just went out back. raven mad Feb 2014 #12

According to the Geophysical Institute Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #13

Keeping fingers and toes crossed - raven mad Feb 2014 #14

Norther Lights are out here, too. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #15

I've received aurora alerts on my phone the last two nights pokerfan Feb 2014 #16

The alerts are great - I use the NOAA one from UAF's Geophysical Institute..... raven mad Feb 2014 #17

Yeah, I'm down here in Washington pokerfan Feb 2014 #21

Gorgeous! WoodyD Feb 2014 #18

Excellent! I'm glad it's not a phenomena raven mad Feb 2014 #19

Fantastic real time video from three days ago pokerfan Feb 2014 #20

Thanks! No DUplicitous DUpe Feb 2014 #22

I saw them for the first time pokerfan Feb 2014 #23