Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

I've only ever seen it in pictures but I find it absolutely mezmerizing, and it's something I've been very fascinated by for a long time. Hopefully this winter I'll be taking a trip over to Alaska to see them in person.

Has anyone here ever seen them in real life?

 

The further north you go the better, but yeah, I've seen them in Michigan.

 

I never saw them. My parents did though, and they took some pictures of it.

 

Haven't seen them yet. Might actually go north some day soon to see them =)

 

In Wisconsin we get few but dazzeling displays of them its absolutely breath taking.

 

Yup. Though in some rare instances, it's reached as far south as Arizona. I wish I was as into the aurora then as I am now...I would have had a field day taking pictures.

 

Aurora Borealis are wonderful and very strange... but I've seen them only in my science book.
Here in Europe they can be seen from Lapland, in the north Finland if I remember right, where there is also the Midnight Sun for some months! And maybe from Norway and Sweden too.
I'd really like to see these places for a lot of reasons *-*

 

Apparently, They are gonna be seen in Leigh (Lancashire) soon. I dont really believe it, But thats what a paper said

 

Unfortunately, no, not usually. :\ I'm in CT and that's not far enough north most of the time, either. They're most commonly seen in the regions inside the ovals you see here: http://www.ukssdc.ac.uk/gbdc/ovals.gif Which unfortunately CT and NJ don't make it inside of. :\
Like I said up there, though, there have been instances where the auroras are strong enough to reach as far south as Arizona...but the last time that happened was in 2002 or 2004 or something I think. I'd say it's time for another one!

 

i've never seen them, but coincidentally my desktop background is of one :zzz: they do look amazing

 

Where in NJ do you live? I live there too and I don't ususally find people on forums who do. As for me, I live just across the bridge from Philly. I've been up to northern NJ a few times and I've gotta say, all the sports stadiums in the Meadowlands are impressive, especially Giants Stadium.

Anyway, I once did a report specifically on the Northern Lights. They were pretty interesting to learn about, I bet they'd be cool to see in real life.

 

i live in country where i can see those at winter time those are very cool to look at

so this land is ofcourse Finland most.... yeah well but i have seen those in real life

 

I am going up to Alaska for the winter, can not wait to see them. :back:

 

Many times back home in Tromso, Norway

 

To me there just amazing

Im actually taking a trip to alaska next year. Im so excited

 

I can't wait to see them.
my boyfriend is taking me.

my dad saw them once and also my mates mum.
she said they were unbeleivable.

 

ive never seen the in person but i want to...i have seen videos of them and such...which would be really cool to see them in person