Northern lights.

[Pottersville]

Originally Posted by wullie m

Guys, the northern lights are expected tonight about midnight Aug'4th, should be visible quite far south if clear skies! wullie m

They can predict the lights? How? Is it just based on cloudiness or is there more to it?

[tig]

Originally Posted by Pottersville

They can predict the lights? How? Is it just based on cloudiness or is there more to it?

nothing to do with clouds.....

its solar winds......if they see a big flare coming off the sun in our direction then it will cause northern lights

[Pottersville]

Originally Posted by tig

nothing to do with clouds.....

its solar winds......if they see a big flare coming off the sun in our direction then it will cause northern lights

Oh dang that's fascinating! Thank you tig.

[Duthill]

Originally Posted by tig

its solar winds......if they see a big flare coming off the sun in our direction then it will cause northern lights

And if the flare fires off in a slightly different direction , We get Southern Lights

[tig]

Originally Posted by Duthill

And if the flare fires off in a slightly different direction , We get Southern Lights

slightly harder to see from George square tho

[Duthill]

Oh dear thats a bit of a bugga .
Here , have a looks at me photograph album then mate .

Southern Lights NZ