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Have you seen the Northern Lights? 97 votes

Yes
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No
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Not yet, but plan to
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  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    Yes
    Grew up in Alaska. Late January they would be out in anchorage all the time if you went up on the hillside and got away from the city lights 
  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
    Not yet, but plan to
    I had a friend that wanted to see them this winter and stay in a hotel made of ice in Sweden, but we never firmed that up. Back to the drawing board.
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC Posts: 2,616
    No
    No, but that would be something incredible to see.
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
    Not yet, but plan to
    Yes, even more majestic would be to see the ice before the melt. Imagine, we get to hear that sound on a song! WOW. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,131
    No
    I was asleep when our ship went past them in Alaska...  I'm still pissed nobody woke me up...
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC Posts: 2,616
    edited February 2020
    No
    The closest I've come is thanks to Bob Ross

    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
    Not yet, but plan to
    I am so sorry to hear that. That's terrible!
    They have a new cruise ship with less eco-impact which has a jacuzzi for each suite. That'd be another way I'd be into seeing them. 
  • pages_in_a_bookpages_in_a_book Posts: 55
    spent some time in Isle Royale National Park. Yellowstone gets more visitors in a day than Isle Royale does in a year. the isolation, the howls of the wolves, the gentle ripples of the Aurora... wish it could have lasted longer!
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,481
    Yes
    Yes, when we were on holiday in Iceland in 2009.
    It was an amazing sight, definitely want to see them again!
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  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
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    pages_in_a_book said:
    spent some time in Isle Royale National Park. Yellowstone gets more visitors in a day than Isle Royale does in a year. the isolation, the howls of the wolves, the gentle ripples of the Aurora... wish it could have lasted longer!
    I hadn't realized we could see them in that part of the world until I did a quick google search to see where that park is. Your description of them is quite lovely. I love how you added the isolation and wolf sound in!
  • JakeN7JakeN7 Posts: 63
    Yes
    Yes! Saw them in Iceland, was an incredible experience  
  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
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    ^Sweet! Thanks for sharing.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,788
    No
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj0Tj8dnrYw

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  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
    Not yet, but plan to
    ^ The entire Aurora Borealis lights in your kitchen? May I see it?

    No.

    *Giggle - Good one Eeriedude
  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    edited February 2020
    Yes
    On the North shore of Minnesota with Lake Superior as the backdrop, Alaska and in Iceland. 
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,525
    No
    nope.  it's on my bucket list.

    I lived in Edmonton for 5 years, and people ask how I never saw them.   Unfortunately we lived downtown and didn't use a car.   No way to see them from all the light pollution :(

    They do seem (not as brightly) to make it to Vancouver Island... there's people that post the odd picture on facebook.  Problem is they seem to be at 3:00am, so I'm out cold sleeping and have no idea I should get up and drive out of the city.

    one day.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,110
    Yes
    A few times, amazing.
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  • deadendpdeadendp Posts: 10,434
    Yes
    Yes, we have. Rare, but they can dip down this far south to NE Ohio. Stunning. 

    @northerndragon definitely has. 
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    No
    I wish!
  • Original_ShiftyOriginal_Shifty Posts: 339
    Yes
    Yup. Iceland at the end of August 2019 on the last night of our trip.
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  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
    Not yet, but plan to
    Original_Shifty said:
    Yup. Iceland at the end of August 2019 on the last night of our trip.
    Nice way to end a trip!
  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
    Not yet, but plan to
    hedonist said:
    I wish!
    I'd rather see the glaciers at the poles. On my European cruise last August, I met a lady who was photographed in the Antartic kayaking when a whale jumped out behind her and the tail was caught in her photo.
  • jerparker20jerparker20 Posts: 2,466
    Yes
    Growing up in the land of ice and snow that is Northern MN the aurora were a fairly common sight.
  • SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 6,441
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    That sounds nice. You must have quite a few photos then. Any First Nation stories/beliefs you came by up there?

  • iOnlyownMymindiOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,739
    Yes
    If you live in the north, this is the site for predicting when the aurora will be good and when it's worth going out to look for. Consider anything above the "4" scale to be excellent, rarely does it hit a 6 even unless there is very high solar activity.
    https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited February 2020
    Yes
    Tears are Not Enough! 
    🇨🇦😂

    Lived in Fort Mac for a decade. I saw them dance many times. Amazing. 
    Post edited by 1ThoughtKnown on
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,016
    Yes
    Wild cold september night in Alaska. No crazy colors but cool white clouds grooving around the sky. 

    Missed them another time. People were in awe making lots of noise outside hotel room. I had no clue why!
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory Posts: 6,300
    The occasionally show themselves faintly in NW NW Indiana. 
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  • KN219077KN219077 Posts: 1,071
    Yes
    A couple of times in Montana 
  • BSullyBSully Posts: 1,183
    No
    Would love too...
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