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I saw these lights while driving through northern Iowa and was able to pull over and get a few pictures. They're not great but I was happy they showed the red and green.
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Creetyond :?: :?:

Alas, poor Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano, we hardly knew ye. We that [i]Art[/i] left, will rightly gather thine ashes and sprinkle them amongst the Aurora in the Prairie Skies, in an [i]Art[/i]nouveau manner, befitting your Great stature.

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Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano de Neuendorffer, de Expert of de charging of de windmills of de plains. De plains-de plains, where de deer and de antelope and de Aurora's play. Where seldom is heard an un[i]Art[/i]istical word, and the skies could be filled with Aurorae all day.[/quote]
<<Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano’s captain arrives with the Space Cadets* to congratulate him on his victory from the night before. The Cadets* press him to tell the story of the fight, teasing the newcomer Creetyond. When Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano recounts the tale, Creetyond displays his own form of courage by interjecting several times with references as to what Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano’s really knows. Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano is angry, but he holds in his temper. Eventually Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano explodes, the shop is evacuated..>>

Cyr[i]Art[/i]ano de Neuendorffer, de Expert of de charging of de windmills of de plains. De plains-de plains, where de deer and de antelope and de Aurora's play. Where seldom is heard an un[i]Art[/i]istical word, and the skies could be filled with Aurorae all day.

[list]_Cyrano de Bergerac_ by Edmond Rostand (Act II Scene VII)[/list]
DE GUICHE: [i][color=#FF0000]I advise you study—the windmill chapter![/color][/i]

CYRANO: [bowing] [i][color=#0000FF]Chapter thirteen.[/color][/i]

DE GUICHE: [i][color=#FF0000]For when one attacks windmills, it may happen that—[/color][/i]

CYRANO: [i][color=#0000FF]Are you saying that I attack those who change with every change of the breeze?[/color][/i]

DE GUICHE: [i][color=#FF0000]—that the arms of windmills may catch you and sweep you down into the mud![/color][/i]

CYRANO: [i][color=#0000FF]Or upward to the stars![/color][/i]

Lovely photo - thank you APOD.

[url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131005.html][img]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_131005.jpg[/img] [size=150]October Aurora in Prairie Skies[/size][/url]

[b] Explanation: [/b] Wind and [url=http://www.spaceweather.com]spaceweather[/url] are transformed in this haunting [url=https://www.facebook.com/%20photo.php?fbid=545848762154230&set=a.143318565740587.35316.111818295557281&type=1&theater]night skyscape[/url]. The prairie windmill and colorful auroral display were captured on October 1, from central South Dakota, USA, as a [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120921.html]good season[/url] for aurora hunters came with longer autumn nights. From green to rarer reddish hues, the northern lights are sparked by the geomagnetic storms caused by solar activity. [url=http://odin.gi.alaska.edu/FAQ/#altitude]These extend[/url] far above the cloud bank to altitudes well over 100 kilometers, against the backdrop of distant stars in the northern night. Visual [url=http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/mizar.html]double star Mizar[/url], marking the middle of [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110624.html]the Big Dipper's[/url] handle, is easy to spot at the left edge of the frame. The dipper's North Celestial Pole pointers [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070108.html]Merak and Dubhe[/url] line up vertically near picture center.

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