Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Northern Lights - The Sky At Night - BBC Four

Dr Chris Lintott travels to a radar facility in northern Norway to discover how the magical Aurora Borealis are created.

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25 Responses to “Northern Lights - The Sky At Night - BBC Four”

Anonymous Says:

well its easy the sun release electrified gases wich are called CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS then they you know get to earth wich causes these awesome lights

Anonymous Says:

(3:50)
I see it too! That’s ossum!

Anonymous Says:

one day ………

Anonymous Says:

as apposed to what?

do you mean they only occur in the sub-polar regions?- because the southern hemi-sphere is everything below the equator, and the northern hemi-sphere is everything above it.

Anonymous Says:

Nice trip

Anonymous Says:

hehee welcome to finland!! ^^ i’ve seen them many times! imagine -20 celciu’s degrees, clear black star sky and then those flashes ;) so bright! ^^

Anonymous Says:

its impossible to see it from here because Aurora(s) occur only on the Northern and Southern Hemisphere (that’s what I know) :)

Anonymous Says:

That s really cool. Hope to see them some time.

I like in 3.50 at the bottom left of the screen, it looks like a wolf with a ball in his mouth or something, thats neat.

Anonymous Says:

that’s so beautiful yet so strange… hope to see it here in the philippines… ^_^

Anonymous Says:

AURORAS ARE BEUTIFULL

Anonymous Says:

yuo can see them almost anywhere though i live in southern canada and i seen them when i was about 5 or 6 and im 17 now. The ones i seen were much prettier thent his.. the ones i seen had greens and pinks and blues and it was the most amazing thing i have EVERR seen id do almost anything to see them again

Anonymous Says:

wahh..its so damn cool..had to see it b4 my life ends and be buried somewhere when i died tat could see it..touch wood!

Anonymous Says:

Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow….
I have to see that before I die.

Anonymous Says:

I live in South Africa and had the experiense of going to Canada and seeing them. There is no words to discribe. So for all the people that who lives there and haven’t seen it…Come on!!!

Anonymous Says:

one word: cool. :D

Anonymous Says:

I would love to be able to see them! I live in southwestern Canada and we don’t get them anywhere around here, but I dream of going North someday just to see them. Been looking into where and when the best places are. It must be amazing.

Anonymous Says:

is there sound when it occurs? when u say anywhere in the northern hemisphere, is there a best part to see them like on a mountain, or open field or just anywhere? any best months?

Anonymous Says:

Well they appear all over polar circle ara eany way so it depend of the angle that solarwind hits the earth’s magnetic field so they maid appear in over Europe and not in Canada and then again they maid appear over the Canada but not over the North Europe. But eany way the will appear over the polar circle. And eany way when they show up they are just magnificentshow. And i have seen them only 2 times in my lifetime but the appear mor ofthen than that i just have been in Lapland on that time…

Anonymous Says:

I believe northern canada is one of the best places to see them

Anonymous Says:

No it isn´t, it´s just light phenomenon. One Finnish legend says that there is fox in north that whip its tail on snow, and the sparks light the sky. Heretics says it´s about the magnetisism …but I believe in that fox ;-D

Anonymous Says:

You can see the Northern Lightis in winter time Finland , Sweeden, Russia, Alaska, Norway. Island maby in North Canada. So basicly in all countries whit in Northern Hemisphere. and they mostly are visible in night time.

Anonymous Says:

i love the aurora borialis it’s the most beutiful thing to me

Anonymous Says:

is it dangerous?

Anonymous Says:

The best times are during the midnight/twilight times. In terms of where..anywhere that is near up North you can see them I believe..

Anonymous Says:

When do you see them? hours before the sun rises 1 or 2? What country are you able to see them?

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