Gay Fog Is Coming

[tednlou2]

Northern Lights may be visible as far south as Alabama beginning tomorrow morning, following  massive solar flares that are traveling at 3 million mph.  Folks in Alabama will surely be confused and think the colorful lights have to be gay fog.  They will get their guns and shoot at it and hopefully scare it off.  As far as other places in the world, I don't think they can see it, as things only happen here in the US.

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/07/13/solar-flare-supercharge-northern-lights-weekend_n_1671583.html

[J.R.E.]

 


It's 6:15 EDT, and the solar flare is supposed to hit Earth in another 5 minutes. ( give or take 7 hours)

I better put my tin foil hat on, to protect any of my remaining brain cells. 


The northern lights are fantastic to view.  I managed through the years to catch them several times, when I was up in Canada. Beautiful !

Great pictured on the link you provided.

Ray

[Ann]

As far as other places in the world, I don't think they can see it, as things only happen here in the US.

Map showing auroral oval around the northern hemisphere (which doesn't only include North America).

Space Weather Alert from a UK site.

A bit of (international) silliness.

A slightly more serious thread about the Northern Lights from another UK site.

I think I'll have a look this evening - hope the clouds go away!


edited to add... Tips on seeing the Northern Lights in the UK - although the basic tips will work no matter where you live.