01-25-2012, 11:00 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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A crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter were lined-up in the south west at dusk.
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01-25-2012, 04:05 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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I haven't been lucky enough to see them since I moved to Calgary eight years ago. I keep hoping, though.
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01-25-2012, 05:19 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Goon
I haven't been lucky enough to see them since I moved to Calgary eight years ago. I keep hoping, though.
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Saw one of the more brilliant displays just in Lake Louise a couple of years back. Just helps to be away from the light pollution of Calgary.
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01-25-2012, 05:24 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wormius
Saw one of the more brilliant displays just in Lake Louise a couple of years back. Just helps to be away from the light pollution of Calgary.
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Was that in 2010? Like in January? I was there if that's when you are talking about.
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01-25-2012, 05:43 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt.Spears
Was that in 2010? Like in January? I was there if that's when you are talking about.
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Nope, a few more years back. It was sometime in March of 2008. Seems like a good place to view them from then.
By the way, anybody have pretty crappy cell phone service last night? I was seeing in the -100 dbm range, when normally I get about -75 to -85.
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02-18-2012, 11:43 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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^^ will check it out. I thought it was pretty overcast out.
edit : just looked outside and can see a hint of them to the north.
Last edited by Wormius; 02-18-2012 at 11:47 PM.
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02-19-2012, 12:25 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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I am very far from a professional photographer, and didn't even know if these would turn out, but took this in Bearspaw just 10 minutes ago...
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02-19-2012, 02:09 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Probably drove right past you in Bearspaw, I took some shots out that way around that same time. Looks like it's quieting down now though. Might post some photos in the morning.
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03-07-2012, 04:40 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.
The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should start smacking Earth between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. EST Thursday, according to forecasters at the federal government’s Space Weather Prediction Center. They say the storm, which started with a massive solar flare, is growing as it speeds outward from the sun.
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That means for North America the “good” part of a solar storm — the one that creates more noticeable auroras or Northern Lights — will peak Thursday evening. Auroras could dip as far south as the Great Lakes states or lower, Kunches said, but a full moon will make them harder to see.
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from Washington Post.
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03-07-2012, 04:46 PM
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RANDOM USER TITLE CHANGE
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Calgary
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Here's a pic of the solar flare, sort of a large image.
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03-07-2012, 11:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Off topic to northern lights but the combination of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter outside tonight is quite cool. Also Jupiter and Venus are close to aligning along the orbital plane of our solar system, soon they should appear like a single bright spot in the sky.
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09-30-2012, 09:15 PM
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Guest
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Bump.
Was just checking it out my front door. Pretty cool.
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09-30-2012, 10:00 PM
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#56
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In the Sin Bin
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Don't see anything in the SW
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09-30-2012, 10:01 PM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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nothing in sylvan
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09-30-2012, 10:10 PM
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#58
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Guest
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About 2 minutes after posting, they were done. Sorry.
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09-30-2012, 10:58 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Say them very very briefly in the SW. Very faint and green, gorgeous.
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09-30-2012, 11:42 PM
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#60
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Powerplay Quarterback
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They're fading in and out. Can see them from the inner city at the moment.
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