The Aurora from space timelapse (Video)

Shaun

This a million times over. There's way too much awesome in the world to cut down or pave over. Nature rocks

SimonDPieman

I'm guessing you don't go on TheBrigade that often then?
JOHN

fyi this is due to the e.m. radiation from the sun bouncing off earth's magnetic field. if we destroyed the earth's atmosphere this would still occur.
http://www.facebook.com/sesshoumaru1225 Oscar Cornejo

More sad than that is that many people ignores it, i just hope we realise on time before its too late… wait a second… maybe is too late already

sshuggi

Any idea why we don't call the Northern Lights after a northern country/continent?

JohnK

Because they cover more than just a country/continent? It's like calling the Pacific Ocean the American Ocean or some other stupid $***.
Anon

"The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights were named by the French scientist, Pierre Gassendi, in 1621. They were named Aurora for the goddess of the dawn whom the Romans called Aurora (known as Eos and usually described as rosy-fingered by the Greeks) and for the god of the north wind, which in Latin is Boreas. "

sshuggi

Just looked it up. It's not that the aurora is named after Australia, it's that they're both named after the Latin word australias. It means 'of the south.'
You learn something every day.
Stan_Dalone

very cool
NebraskaGuy

That's pretty sweet.
ABCdario

Any idea if is normal to happen so north in the south hemisphere??
I mean, if this happen in madagascar is the same as we say this happen in the south of Florida, talking about north hemisphere.
Madagascar and North Australia are both over 20' south and Florida is 30 ' north.
http://www.facebook.com/Triathlynne Lynne McNaught Sandilands

Wow. That is amazing
etcrr

one of the natural wonders, brought by the sun

Hector

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cjuncosa

Clearly the jet stream of the Green Lantern.
Coldzilla

Freakin awesome even for the colour stupid guy!
gaz

can we get the youtube link for this video so we can watch in hd
Dr_StrangePants

Is Mac the Intern a full-time employee by now?
http://www.craigsibley.com Craig Sibley

I got bored half way through. This video was far too long to hold my interest! )