Northern Lights.
Dec 21, 2022 22:52:33 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
No I don't know how far it is from SA to Victoria. For me to reliable see the northern light it would be 3,100 miles to Nome Alaska. I don't think it's going to happen for me
Direct line from Adelaide to Antarctica is over 4,000 miles Jack...
Dec 21, 2022 23:04:28 #
I love the Northern Lights, Sakwes, in the Sixties when I was living in Calgary, I used to see them when driving up to Edmonton in the winter months - spectacular!
PS - I see that you were able to attach the Downloads on some of the images - things are improving! Joe
PS - I see that you were able to attach the Downloads on some of the images - things are improving! Joe
Dec 21, 2022 23:10:11 #
Sakwes
Loc: Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Curmudgeon wrote:
Thanks Sakwes but the key word is "reliable". Northern Lights have been seen in many locations in the lower 48 but reliably. When you are approaching 80 reliable becomes important
I understand.
The site I mentioned, "Aurora Watch" would help. But it probably wouldn't do much unless a person lived in such an area or was visiting such an area already.
Dec 21, 2022 23:32:54 #
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Dec 22, 2022 07:03:24 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
In the middle of January, 2017, I drove to Alaska from Arkansas. I did not make any reservations to see the Aurora before we left. Because I had heard it could be hit or miss. As we were driving up, the interior of AK was "socked-in"(cloud covered), plus the temps were around -50F (-45.55C) as I recall, and had been for weeks. When we arrived at Whitehorse, Yukon, the weather forecast improved, so I made my reservations for Coldfoot then. Interesting side note, the hotels in Anchorage was about 1/3 the cost of during the summer tourist season. Note #2: The vehicle had to be modified for travel up there, engine block heater installed, every parking spot has an electrical outlet; etc! I used a tourist agency for the Coldfoot transportation. Met a couple of ladies there who had rented a car, and drove themselves from Fairbanks to Coldfoot! Wished I had... kinda!
Dec 22, 2022 07:23:12 #
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Dec 22, 2022 07:39:36 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Sakwes wrote:
For those interested in viewing Northern Lights this website provides updates when there is a lot of northern light activities predicted.
The site is specifically for the Edmonton area but I find that their predictions give a good idea of when to look for them anywhere in the province and probably anywhere in north America where they may be seen.
https://www.aurorawatch.ca/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
The site is specifically for the Edmonton area but I find that their predictions give a good idea of when to look for them anywhere in the province and probably anywhere in north America where they may be seen.
https://www.aurorawatch.ca/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Thank you & nice photos.
Dec 22, 2022 08:09:46 #
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Dec 22, 2022 08:34:58 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Thanks Sakwes but the key word is "reliable". Northern Lights have been seen in many locations in the lower 48 but reliably. When you are approaching 80 reliable becomes important
The fact that they have "been seen" in a location, like once every 5 years maybe, people will say that you can "see them in that location". But they never say rarely or on occasion if lucky.....
Dec 22, 2022 10:09:16 #
Great shots!! I was lucky enough to see them in Alaska when I spent the winter there in Anchorage. So, you don't have to go WAY North! But you do have to be willing to get up late at night in the (very) cold weather!
Dec 22, 2022 10:10:35 #
Sakwes
Loc: Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Longshadow wrote:
The fact that they have "been seen" in a location, like once every 5 years maybe, people will say that you can "see them in that location". But they never say rarely or on occasion if lucky.....
The fact that they have "been seen" in a location, like once every 5 years maybe, people will say that you can "see them in that location". But they never say rarely or on occasion if lucky.....
I don't doubt that happens.
Calgary is not that far north of Priest Lake Idaho. I know that the northern lights visible from Calgary are the same lights visible in Priest lake and the same lights I see here.
The only difference between the three is where in the sky they appear. Here they are all over the sky on a good night, in Calgary they are mostly to the north and in Priest Lake they are on the northern horizon.
And of course lights visible on the northern horizon here would not be visible in Calgary or Edmonton for that matter. Which means I would see them on more nights then people in the south of the province would.
I also know that in Calgary they can be see a few times a month.
However, because of the curvature of the earth they would not be visible as often at Priest Lake as they are at Calgary, still I would be surprised if they weren't visible at least once a month at Priest Lake.
It's really not all that different here for most people. Most of our population lives in the big cities to the south and even though the Northern Lights can be observed many times a month in the area, they can not be seen from inside the cities due to the amount of ambient light. So many Albertans don't even know they can be seen in their area.
Where I live they can be seen from my front yard.
BTW, my wife is an American, she grew up in Greenbelt Maryland and that is where she was living when I met her 12 years ago.
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