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11-07-2004, 07:41 PM
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Schmidt happens!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 2,047
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OT-northern lights!
no, not the strain of weed, the real thing-aurora borealis. if i can see them in the city (now) they must be spectacular in the burbs or up in devin's neck of the woods. another reason to move north (and away from the city)! enjoy!
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11-07-2004, 08:39 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Savage, MN
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I was wondering if it was Northern Lights that I saw when I went through Lakeville on the way to Greg's.
Looked at first like the Batman call sign that they have out at Mystic Lake 
A couple years back I saw them for hours on a flight from MSP to Iceland. Awesome display !!
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11-07-2004, 08:49 PM
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Schmidt happens!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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i think the first time i saw them was about 2 in the am returning to the dorm from the lab and they were ridiculous! no amount of sleep deprivation and/or hallucinogens could do that. totally reminds me that winter is coming (deseon-ready?)!
at first tonight i thought it was just glare off derek's tank (greg's tank being south of me)...
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11-07-2004, 09:35 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Saginaw, MN
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The are real nice if you move quite far north and do not live around all that light polution. The best that I have ever seen is when I was up camping in Canada and there were all knods of cool colors and you could see them swirling.
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11-07-2004, 09:49 PM
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300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
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I saw them when I was leaving my house in Hudson. Incredable. I came over to Mpls, and nothing. They must look great out in the country.
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11-07-2004, 10:08 PM
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Kichi Saru!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: currently Nagaoka, Japan
Posts: 2,808
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I should have took a pic for you guys, I was welding in my garage and my neighbor came over to see it better (they are surrounded by trees), and showed me it. It covered the whole sky, there was green, blue, red, pink, and purple.
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Koi Acres
Fune de Nihon e ikimasu.
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11-07-2004, 10:44 PM
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Reef Society Duluth/Mpls
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Duluth,Mn
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Hey the light show is on in Duluth too Thanks for sharing. 
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11-07-2004, 10:44 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Savage, MN
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They are still very visible even from the southern metro !
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11-07-2004, 11:05 PM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 5,946
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Wow. Can't believe how well you can see them! Makes me wish I was at my Mom's so I could see them with all the pretty colors.
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11-07-2004, 11:15 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Otsego
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It would be a good time to be up in the BWCA. I have never seen a better northern lights show than up there. No light pollution besides the camp fire.
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11-07-2004, 11:26 PM
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Pack Fan
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lino Lakes, MN
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I was outside for probably 1/2 hour looking at them. I had to sit back in a lounge chair, because they were right above me. As Devon said, lots of colors and awesome movement. Definitely the best I have ever seen.
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11-07-2004, 11:31 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Buffalo, MN
Posts: 662
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they were bright here in Buffalo, but only saw greens. The best ones I have ever seen were up at our cabin, about 400 yds out on a frozen lake, in the middle of the night, with temps in the -20's
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11-07-2004, 11:41 PM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by manderson0805
they were bright here in Buffalo, but only saw greens. The best ones I have ever seen were up at our cabin, about 400 yds out on a frozen lake, in the middle of the night, with temps in the -20's
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Only a Minnesootan would read that and think, "Cool!" That sounds awesome. Imagine...Up at the cabin, snowy and cold, sitting around the fireplace with family and friends. Nothing better. Now if I could only convince my wife of this...
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11-08-2004, 12:01 AM
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Kichi Saru!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: currently Nagaoka, Japan
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Okay so it just flared up again and it is getting really bright and colorfull, I tried to take some pics but none of them turned out.
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11-08-2004, 12:06 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Elk River, MN
Posts: 424
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They are beautiful here too, but I haven't seen any real color to them yet. Really bright though. Lynn, my very good friend from Ca. is with us for the winter, and she got to see them tonight for the first time. It's very cold outside to her, portent of things to come!
Sue
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