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Have you ever seen the Northern Lights in person?

Poll - Total Votes: 83
Yes :)
Sadly not :(
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Ontheroad · M
Once and only once when I lived in NW Washington. It was on a cold, clear, and crisp evening just at or a few minutes after sundown (twilight) and after a heavy snowfall.

The colors that night were predominately purple and it made the snow covering the trees, homes, grounds and roads shimmer in a light purple color.

One of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen... I'd call it a spiritual experience.
TrashCat · M
Yes. When I lived in the northern New Hampshire mountains ot was common to see them during the winter. I have a very vivid memory of my friends and I taking the sleds out one frigid evening, shutting off the engines, and just sitting there marveling at the beauty of the aurora borealis. I miss that
SW-User
Yes, a number of times including right in the city. I usually do not see the colours though (apparently that is the case for many people) so it is the motion, shapes, and energy that captivate me.
Dlrannie · 31-35, F
Nope - somebody switched them off before I could get near them😂
Kstrong · 56-60, F
Yes, in a few different occasions in my lifetime.... Stunning
cecile · F
not quite as dramatic but still impressive
Kstrong · 56-60, F
@cecile wow
Further north you go more amazing they are
fuzzyduck101 · 46-50, M
In Iceland but only very faintly
Stephanidunord · 18-21, F
Yes in Finland
KiwiBird · 36-40, F
Yes....in Alaska
Northerner · 70-79, M
Yes many times every year. Living this far north we have some great views .No light pollution here.
Northerner · 70-79, M
We see them quite often .Here in the far north of Scotland there is no light pollution.
PhilDeep · 51-55, M
Not yet, but it's one of the few things left I'd love to do!
Silentpleasure · 31-35, F
I did on my trip to iceland :D Really beautiful!
daddybloke · 46-50, M
Only in the UK
ronnie · 56-60, M
Very faintly. Even although I m quite far south in Scotland, they have been pretty strong in recent times and we can see a green glow in the sky to the north east of us. I live pretty high, so this makes it easier to catch them.
LTKISS · 56-60, M
matthewjames · 18-21, M
what does that mean northern lites
matthewjames · 18-21, M
it looks like sky wat are the lites part? just it is brite?@Northerner
Northerner · 70-79, M
@matthewjames these appear in the night sky
matthewjames · 18-21, M
I still dont understand :( @matthewjames
Orangehotrod · 61-69, M
I have seen them several times and hopefully again next month in Greenland!
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
Only from a window in a airliner flying over Alaska and Siberia.
novaguy2u · 70-79, M
I saw the Southern Lights (aurora australis) once when I was a child.
thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M
Yup! When I lived in Canada, they were over our house one night. :)
I have. Where I'm living now i probably never will again, but oh well
Livingwell · 61-69, M
I'd love to. I have the camera for it.
Sevendays · M
Many times, a beautiful sight
matthewjames · 18-21, M
is it just the white in the sky?
AnnSteve · C
Yes alot, but rarely as colorful
pdockal · 56-60, M
No have you ?
Kstrong · 56-60, F
Yes, in Alaska
SW-User
Not yet maybe one day soon. I go to Alaska frequently
Musicman · 61-69, MVIP
@SW-User Do you go for business or pleasure?
SW-User
@Musicman Personal trips. My son visits with his mother out there during certain school breaks.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
Yes I have, many times. So beautiful
SamInAZ · 41-45, M
I have seen & smoked the Northern Lights strain of maryjahootidge.
Musicman · 61-69, MVIP
Sadly no, but it is on my list of things to do.

 
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