Southern Lights??

[Hank49]

Recently there was a thread where someone asked about a reliable place to see the Northern Lights. Are there "southern lights" also? Logically it would seem so, but I have never heard of it.

 

[dlndavid]

Recently there was a thread where someone asked about a reliable place to see the Northern Lights. Are there "southern lights" also. Logically it would seem so, but I have never heard of it.

Good question, apparently they do exist, just not as big an audience.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/southern_lights_020522.html

 

[Hank49]

Good question, apparently they do exist, just not as big an audience.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/southern_lights_020522.html

Thanks for the link. They say it's rarely seen because few people are in Antarctica during winter....and I read that the northern lights are more prevalent in winter also. The only time I've seen the northern lights was in June.

 

[Mako Mark]

The only time I've seen the northern lights was in June.

Dude, are you sure that wasnt the sun?? I was in the arctic in June, and it didnt get dark once..

 

[Hank49]

Dude, are you sure that wasnt the sun?? I was in the arctic in June, and it didnt get dark once..

I remember it like it was yesterday.....uuhhh, or the day before...??..anyway, it was June 1973 in northern Minnesota. Two friends and I were coming back from Lake of the Woods in Canada and there it was, at about 1 am. I know it stays light until late in June in Minn. but not THAT late. I remember it looking like big curtains blowing in a breeze.