Lindercles 0 #1 July 8, 2006 At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?! May I see it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #2 July 8, 2006 Don't know about the kitchen, but I've seen the Aurora Borealis twice since moving to the IL/WI area four years ago! I didn't know it was possible to see it this far south. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaden 0 #3 July 8, 2006 Actually... The most incredible display in history was April 7, 2000 in Helsinki, Finland. This is my birthday by 19 years. It was above & beyond breath-taking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #4 July 8, 2006 QuoteAt this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?! May I see it? No, now shutup and eat your steamed hams. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #5 July 8, 2006 When I saw it what struck me as incredible was how tall the lights are. They had never been described to me that way, and I had always envisioned a colorful, wiggling, wispy little cloud. But the real thing looks like a curtain that's a hundred miles wide and even taller than it is wide, so that the top just vanishes away into infinity. Ok, so I know that it's not actually infinitely tall, but it sure looks like it. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #6 July 8, 2006 Quote No, now shutup and eat your steamed hams. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaden 0 #7 July 8, 2006 Mind-blowing... My only description. This Life, this Planet & this Universe never cease to absolutely amaze me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #8 July 8, 2006 Saw the Northern Lights last summer in Alaska. Incredible!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matt1215 0 #9 July 8, 2006 QuoteAt this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?! May I see it? I imagine youd get some weather phenomenon in your kitchen if you cranked up both your AC and oven to full blast. Maybe some clouds. Maybe even the Aurora Borealis . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycat 0 #10 July 8, 2006 I have seen some incredibly beautiful ones in the summer when I was growing up in North Dakota, you could lay out in the back yard and watch the skies for hours.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiver51 0 #11 July 8, 2006 They could be seen here in Oklahoma one time way back when I was a young kid. That was a REAL long time ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MF42 0 #12 July 8, 2006 Really? In Oklahoma? I lived in OK for 17 years, but never heard that was possible. Must have been very surprising when you saw it, I imagine! Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiver51 0 #13 July 8, 2006 To my knowledge it has happened only once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiver51 0 #14 July 8, 2006 This was back in about the late 50s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites caspar 0 #15 July 8, 2006 i am damn tired but im trying to work out why the first thing i thought of was the part around the nipple. whats the name for that?"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Royd 0 #16 July 8, 2006 QuoteI have seen some incredibly beautiful ones in the summer when I was growing up in North Dakota, you could lay out in the back yard and watch the skies for hoursYea, the same thing happened to me here in Fl. back in the 70's. Oh, that was a cow pasture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pincheck 0 #17 July 8, 2006 you can see it in the north off scotland but have never ventured up to stay over to see it, never had the time Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #18 July 8, 2006 AB is a sight to behold for anyone, that being said, I think the best display I have ever witnessesed was back in the early 90's in the Boundary Water of Minnesota. I think the serenity of the wilderness and the moonless sky really enhanced it alot. WOW is about all I can say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #19 July 10, 2006 I've seen it several times in Northern Massachusetts. It truly is breathtaking. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gofast_ER 0 #20 July 10, 2006 QuoteDon't know about the kitchen, but I've seen the Aurora Borealis twice since moving to the IL/WI area four years ago! I didn't know it was possible to see it this far south. Hey I was at sky knights last week. That pac is sweet. So is the cessna. Climbs pretty damn fastI may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MF42 0 #21 July 10, 2006 Yeah, I really like the Pac. All five of my jumps there have been out of that plane. It's still veru new, so it's all clean ans pristine. Haven't been out there for past few weeks. Was going to today but life got in the way. Oh well. Ravin is a verry cool guy.See you there sometime. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gofast_ER 0 #22 July 10, 2006 well unfortunatly if you see me there it wont be for over a year. I was just in racine on vacation. My friend took me up there. She is supposed to start AFF pretty soon. Hopefully she does so we can jump together next time im there.I may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MF42 0 #23 July 10, 2006 Yup! That's the palne. Very nice. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
matt1215 0 #9 July 8, 2006 QuoteAt this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?! May I see it? I imagine youd get some weather phenomenon in your kitchen if you cranked up both your AC and oven to full blast. Maybe some clouds. Maybe even the Aurora Borealis . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #10 July 8, 2006 I have seen some incredibly beautiful ones in the summer when I was growing up in North Dakota, you could lay out in the back yard and watch the skies for hours.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver51 0 #11 July 8, 2006 They could be seen here in Oklahoma one time way back when I was a young kid. That was a REAL long time ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #12 July 8, 2006 Really? In Oklahoma? I lived in OK for 17 years, but never heard that was possible. Must have been very surprising when you saw it, I imagine! Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver51 0 #13 July 8, 2006 To my knowledge it has happened only once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver51 0 #14 July 8, 2006 This was back in about the late 50s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caspar 0 #15 July 8, 2006 i am damn tired but im trying to work out why the first thing i thought of was the part around the nipple. whats the name for that?"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #16 July 8, 2006 QuoteI have seen some incredibly beautiful ones in the summer when I was growing up in North Dakota, you could lay out in the back yard and watch the skies for hoursYea, the same thing happened to me here in Fl. back in the 70's. Oh, that was a cow pasture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #17 July 8, 2006 you can see it in the north off scotland but have never ventured up to stay over to see it, never had the time Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #18 July 8, 2006 AB is a sight to behold for anyone, that being said, I think the best display I have ever witnessesed was back in the early 90's in the Boundary Water of Minnesota. I think the serenity of the wilderness and the moonless sky really enhanced it alot. WOW is about all I can say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #19 July 10, 2006 I've seen it several times in Northern Massachusetts. It truly is breathtaking. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gofast_ER 0 #20 July 10, 2006 QuoteDon't know about the kitchen, but I've seen the Aurora Borealis twice since moving to the IL/WI area four years ago! I didn't know it was possible to see it this far south. Hey I was at sky knights last week. That pac is sweet. So is the cessna. Climbs pretty damn fastI may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #21 July 10, 2006 Yeah, I really like the Pac. All five of my jumps there have been out of that plane. It's still veru new, so it's all clean ans pristine. Haven't been out there for past few weeks. Was going to today but life got in the way. Oh well. Ravin is a verry cool guy.See you there sometime. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gofast_ER 0 #22 July 10, 2006 well unfortunatly if you see me there it wont be for over a year. I was just in racine on vacation. My friend took me up there. She is supposed to start AFF pretty soon. Hopefully she does so we can jump together next time im there.I may not agree with what you have to say but i'll defend to the death your right to say it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #23 July 10, 2006 Yup! That's the palne. Very nice. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
