Comments on: Finding Aurora Borealis

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:47:19 +0000

It is an amazing thing to see!

By: Garland Thompson

Garland Thompson — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:24:13 +0000

I saw this back in 2010! We were just getting out of some kind of seminar, and I saw a huge ray of golden light across Cedar City Utah. I thought that I was seeing things at first, but when I looked at it long enough, I saw something that looked like a bird weaving in an out of the curtain. I don think that anyone else saw it, but the beam was absolutely amazing!

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:15:57 +0000

I hope so!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:31:45 +0000

I read that sunspot activity will be at the peak of the 11-year cycle in 2011-2012 so they’ll be good years for auroras and also be seen further south. Here’s hoping.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:47:18 +0000

There was supposed to be a great show recently, but too many clouds here – I agree, they really are amazing to see!

By: Handsome

Handsome — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:31:02 +0000

Witnessed them on a return trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. They were north of Baker, and were truly an amazing experience. Probably some 20 to 25 years ago.

By: John L

John L — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:13:17 +0000

Saw AB about 15 years ago between Walton and sidney N.Y.

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:13:17 +0000

Thank you so much for this website. I saw the northern lights many years ago in Alaska but didn’t know they are sometimes visible in Oregon. Again, thank you for all the info

By: darla

darla — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:43:08 +0000

I remember seeing what someone told me was northern lights when I was a child.
We lived in north central Texas at the time. After reading this it sounds impossible.
What could it have been??? I’ve told this story all my life. Or was it in another life?
:+) :+( :+0

By: christine

christine — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:07:05 +0000

We saw them in Utah too! It has been about 14 years! Up in Nordic Valley (near Snowbasin) in Northern Utah….I had no idea we could see them. I had to awaken my husband, i thought the aliens were coming! Right out of war of the worlds! A must see bucket list item for all!

By: mimi

mimi — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:58:33 +0000

ummmm….i found a whole bunch more pix soooo heres the website for them…:

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=aurora%20borealis%20pictures&revid=818529791&resnum=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

thanx for all the interesting info

By: rachel

rachel — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:53:27 +0000

hey…this is lik REALLY cool i hope i get 2 c 1 soon! im traveling 2 alaska so ill keep watch!

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:35:11 +0000

Hi Ahmend,

I have been all over Western Canada, but no where near Gillam / Churchill. But, you can fly from Denver to Fairbanks via Alaska Airlines. Depending on the time of year, I would think that this cost would at least be comparable with flying from Denver to Winnipeg, but again, I’m not really of any help here.

Good luck!

Ron

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:40:12 +0000

Ron:
Thanks for sharing the useful information you have, about where best to view the AB and how best to photograph it.
I consider viewing the Aurora to be a once in a life time thing and have it on my plan list.
I live in Colorado. Seeing it here might be once in a 100-year kind of thing, so I’ve been studying the forecasting by the Geophysical Institute, which shows the band of Aurora activity going over the Fairbanks area in Alaska and over the Gillam to Churchill area in Manitoba. I have found that Canada’s ViaRail runs a train every Tues, Thursday and Sunday from Winnipeg, which gets to Churchill in about a day and a half. The current RT cost for an economy fare from Winnipeg is about 330 CAD. So getting to this area may be a bit more economical than flying into Anchorage and driving or taking the train to Fairbanks and then dealing with the more expensive accommodations there.
Churchill is also known for its polar bears which could provide an added return.
However, I am not able to find good information about lodging at Gillam, which appears to be right at the center of the band. Churchill has a handful of places and travelers have reported good experience with the Lazy Bear Lodge there.
Could you please give your thoughts about the suitability of Gillam/Churchill area vs Fairbanks, from viewing pov, and if you can add some lodging and travel information for these areas from your personal experience?

Thanks again for your good work.

Best Regards,

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:51:32 +0000

That is a treat Daniel.

Thanks for the link Emma.

By: Daniel Farr

Daniel Farr — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:11 +0000

I saw them in Lake Powell, UT/AZ last September… wonderful!!! Nice warm night too.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:02:33 +0000

I found another article on northern lights forecasts on this website, it is fairly good and explains things in an easy way.
http://iglobetrotter.com/norway/northern-lights/northern-lights-forecast

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:44:36 +0000

Glad this was helpful, I hope you do see them one day – it is an amazing experience!

Thanks,

Ron

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:01:25 +0000

I am doing a powerpoint project of college class microsorf office, IT1010,
THank you for making this a possible project. I am using the informatin you gave on the northern lights, and i am hoping to get a chance to personally see them. Thanks for making this project possible, informative and interesting.

Thanks again
Kim

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:02:05 +0000

Seeing Auroras as far south as Utah would be awesome.