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by Fairbanks1965
Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:50 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Auroral Substorm over Yellowknife (2011 Mar 25)
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Re: APOD: Auroral Substorm over Yellowknife (2011 Mar 25)

The Winters of '64-'65 I was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska. Night after night the displays were awesome. Watching the multicolored ribbons of aurora twist and wind resembling rubber bands was worth risking frostbite from the -40C temperatures. In the 70's near Boston, MA we observed aurora often in...