pam elab Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Thank you for sharing these beautiful shots, Shana. I had never really understood what the Northern Lights were until I saw photos that you posted maybe a few years ago. I think your husband might have taken them. They made a huge impression on me, just gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarack Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Shana I am soooo glad you posted this today. The light show started around 8:30 pm tonight and I was able to capture them on my camera. Not sure if i had the right camera setting on but I got a few pictures. I have my manual out for my camera and am trying to learn how to take better pictures in the dark! The lights here are very curvy and dance across the sky quickly so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb2bie Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow The pics are so cool!! When we lived in Iceland, we saw them in person and they were so beautiful, I cried!!! I could also hear them!! Shana can you hear them? DH said to me a few weeks ago when we were talking about ESP and stuff like that. Some people say they can hear the northern lights. I said well, yeah!! He can't!!! I tho't everybody could It's a pretty cool sound!! Do you ever see them in the summer? Thanks for sharing!!! Kathy your picture is amazing too!!! Looks great for a photo in the dark!!! I like seeing the differences in the lights in different places!!! Thank you for sharing too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Originally posted by Deb2bie .........I could also hear them!! Shana can you hear them? Well, I've only heard them ONE time in the 35+ years I've lived up here. It sounded like static crackle pop (similar static on the radio) I will never forget that... I was on the north slope in the middle of no where on the road. No one else around, no buildings no other cars. I was with my boss. The lights were going bonkers. We just had to pull over and got out of the truck to look at them. The only sound we heard was the fizzing crackling popping sound (like static on radio). I think this phenomenon is very very rare (to hear it). Did you hear a fizzing crackling sound Debbie? Originally posted by Deb2bie .....Do you ever see them in the summer? Nope! We have nearly 24 hours of Daylight in the summer months so any aurora that is ocurring is drowned out by the sun. Otherwise... Yes we would be able to see them in the summer! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Amazing! I haven't seen the northern lights in person for ages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Roberts Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Isn't nature amazing? Stunning photos Shana, Do you feel a quilt coming on using these pictures as your inspiration! Pretty cool really. Yvonne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Shana, That is beautiful! I've seen this only once in my life and the color was not that intense at all. You are blessed to be able to experience this so often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LA Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Originally posted by Anne from Guam A light show from God! **EXACTLY**!! Love it, thanks Shana I could look at that sky for eternity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 beautiful pictures - your friend is very talented. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow - I hope some day to be able to see these in person. Thanks for sharing the photos and her site, Shana. She does lovely work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Originally posted by whitepinesquilter Shana, That is beautiful! I've seen this only once in my life and the color was not that intense at all. You are blessed to be able to experience this so often! Thanks! Actually these solar storms and aurora occur frequently (maybe once a month or so?) and some storms are larger than others (this was apparently a bigger than normal solar flare, or what the scientists refer to as a coronal mass ejection) but seeing the bright reds in the aurora is very rare. Usually we see the bright greens with maybe a tinge of red. Seeing the aurora is a rare thing, really. They do happen but are sneaky. They pop in and out during the night. Sometimes you see them, sometimes you don't. Most times it's just a mellow light glow in the sky. Sometimes (very rare) it's raging color and dancing all over the place, as what happened this past weekend. The big solar storms and certain conditions make the big colors and active dancing lights. That does not happen often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 WOWZA Sista...those are some beautiful pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudithWashburnQuiltStudo Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Shana - thank you so much, what a show - I think this has inspired some new colors to try in dying fabric when it gets warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 ......Just when you think you've had enough::: LOL!!! Here's a great video a friend sent me on You Tube from last week's light show where I live. This was shot directly up so you are looking up through the lights, not at an angle. Note that the time lapse is condensed over 1 1/2 hours. Notice the clouds passing through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Wow Shana! So when can I come visit you...LOL sure would love to see that in person... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilted charm Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 That's just absolutely beautiful!! I'm gonna have to come up there some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Semmens Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Gave me goose bumps! I think there is nothing as beautiful as nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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