I bumped into an unseasonal aurora borealis while driving through Canada one summer. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Photos really can't do it justice. Sat and watched it for hours, lost track of time and had to sleep in my car at the Canada/Alaska border until it reopened in the morning.
Gorgeous, but at least inform us when the photos are 6 months old or more... according to the NSF site, at least a few if not all of these were taken back in June 2008.
@vuffiraa: I'll promote your comment to address a couple things.
1) In the science community lots of data is taken and it takes years to analyze it. Which means photos taken in 2008 get analyzed in 2009 and finally sent to the public/scientific community at large to be reviewed.
2) Regardless of if 1) is true, I agree with you, because I really like scientific accuracy.
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1) In the science community lots of data is taken and it takes years to analyze it. Which means photos taken in 2008 get analyzed in 2009 and finally sent to the public/scientific community at large to be reviewed.
2) Regardless of if 1) is true, I agree with you, because I really like scientific accuracy.
08/18/09
08/18/09
08/18/09