For My Fellow Polar Lights Junkies

[alfreda89]

Have some recent Norway auroras.

Does anyone know how fast the northern lights tend to move? I always thought it took hours for them to undulate across the sky, but watching this five minute shot, I got the feeling that even standing out there only 10-15 minutes, you might still see change.

Warning -- this has a loud, pulsing soundtrack.

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[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

They ripple and flutter like silk draperies in a strong breeze. Lots of movement, shifting, streaming up and down the sky. Shooting streamers over the zenith. Ghost fingers reaching overhead.

How long they last depends on the duration of the flare. A few minutes to a few hours.

I used to live in Maine. We got auroras regularly in strong solar years. Some so bright you could see them from inside a lighted house.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That was how I had dreamt of them, but I have yet to see them in person.

I've always thought that I would know the man of my heart when he took me to see the northern lights. But maybe not in this life. Maybe another one.