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Rruuff Day said:
I was just yankin your chain. I have no idea where it is or where Sirius or Ursa Major are .... As far as Uranus, I have no interest in that either..... :rofl:
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In all seriousness though I will say that sometimes it is well worth putting on your warmest and going out on the ice road or anywhere just out of town for a look because they can be awe inspiring. Something you have to see “ live “ to really comprehend how incredible they can be. Even in town you will see them quite often if you have the presence of mind to look up . You should see lights where you are I would think, maybe not as often but sometimes for sure. The first time I ever saw them was many years ago in Nova Scotia!
 
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1st Vette said:
In all seriousness though I will say that sometimes it is well worth putting on your warmest and going out on the ice road or anywhere just out of town for a look because they can be awe inspiring. Something you have to see “ live “ to really comprehend how incredible they can be. Even in town you will see them quite often if you have the presence of mind to look up . You should see lights where you are I would think, maybe not as often but sometimes for sure. The first time I ever saw them was many years ago in Nova Scotia!
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We see them occasionally here but certainly not nearly as often as you would and not the vibrant colours. Mostly greens with the odd tinge of purple and less movement. Best I've seen was a few years ago when I float planed into a remote lake in Northern Manitoba.... I live on a farm not near the city so have no problem star gazing though.
 
Rruuff Day said:
We see them occasionally here but certainly not nearly as often as you would and not the vibrant colours. Mostly greens with the odd tinge of purple and less movement. Best I've seen was a few years ago when I float planed into a remote lake in Northern Manitoba.... I live on a farm not near the city so have no problem star gazing though.
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The Atacama Desert in Chile is most often referred to as the best place in the world to see stars. A friend of mine was there a few years ago and said it can’t be described. Pictures are never the same but they do give you a pretty good idea of what it must be like. These are taken there . Some spots in the Atacama are 6,500 ft elevation.
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muddy said:
If you want to see some good pictures of the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights, look up Randy Whitbread out of Flin Flon on the internet. He has been taking awesome photos for many years.
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I would have lots of opportunities but don’t have a good enough camera. I Will check him out, thanks.
 
muddy said:
I believe that is tinnitus or maybe just "voices" in your head......................................
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There is an Inuit legend that if you whisper to them that you can bring them down closer. Then again people say that the Japanese believe that a child conceived under the Aurora will have good fortune and health for their lifetime , and we get several thousand of them here every year, but in fact that was made up by one of the early tour guides here . True story and apparently even some Japanese do believe it. Talk about good marketing ! :typing:
 
1st Vette said:
There is an Inuit legend that if you whisper to them that you can bring them down closer. Then again people say that the Japanese believe that a child conceived under the Aurora will have good fortune and health for their lifetime , and we get several thousand of them here every year, but in fact that was made up by one of the early tour guides here . True story and apparently even some Japanese do believe it. Talk about good marketing ! :typing:
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Doesn't take good marketing. Just a good story. Like the "Blue Moon" which was mistakenly described in a news article by an idiot who said it was 2 full moons in a month. That story went so wide it is now considered to be true and frankly is. A blue moon is something that should only occur once or twice in a lifetime. Not twice a year! Once something is said to be true by a so called reputable source it spreads like wildfire and can't be reversed no matter how hard the scientific community tries. Even they have given up and it's now fact.
 
1st Vette said:
I would have lots of opportunities but don’t have a good enough camera. I Will check him out, thanks.
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Only managed to see a few of his shots which are very impressive looking but most content I could find was either Facebook or Pinterest neither of which I subscribe to.
 

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