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trivianon
Also known in Finland as revontulet = foxfires
>>407230 Pick a time when the sunspots and the solar activity is at a maximum and head for the arctic circle to a place that's going to have clear skies.
>>407367 It's usually shown at around 2x or 4x speed.
The most spooky thing I ever saw was the great red northern lights around -98.
I woke to this weird red light coming around the curtain. I got up and went out to see what was happening. It could be seen at least everywhere in Finland and it was so bright I could actually read in the middle of the night with no other illumination.
The light covered the whole sky in intense streamers of scarlet that seemed to be coming from a single point in the sky, slowly undulating and the brightness fluctuating, the exact center being hard to pinpoint, since the stars could not be seen through the brightness.
The event lasted the whole night and when sun came up at 9am I was still outside, eyes in the sky and with a sore neck.
Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me, but then again, pictures or videos never really convey the feeling/awe/beauty of the northern lights.
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