I saw the lights last year just outside of Reykjavik, Iceland. It was very unlikely that we would see them as it was very cloudy and we waited for hours in the freezing cold with little to no activity, when all of a sudden, everyone behind us began screaming and we looked up into the sky as colours of green and yellow danced beautifully. Definitely the most amazing thing I’ve ever witnessed and would recommend it to anyone. It is a must see, no words can describe the beauty.
We are here in Iceland, they told us Northern light are y active in August. Today August 21, 2017 we had the Solar Eclipse(not in Iceland) and at night time we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights , we even saw purple and red colors, which were amazing even though it didn't last long.
So breathtakingly awe-inspiring I think I'll burst into tears when I actually see it in person. Perfect reminder of a reality we have no concept, let alone control of, that somehow always defends our continued existence, no matter how terrible human civilization has been, we are reminded of the love and beauty out there that's so much bigger than us!
You guys are awesome. I find it heartwarming that some people just spend their time learning stuff to people for free. Education and general knowledge is what prevent masses to be used and influenced. Keep it on, guys, I dream of the same world as you are.
5000 subs without a video challenge no, not exactly. It all depends on your CPM, people who use Adblock, people that get the ads, if the video is monetised etc.
I've been listening to your podcast for a while now and for some reason never knew you had a UA-cam channel. I just randomly stumbled across this video and when I heard Josh's voice, I shed a tear, a single intellectual tear.
Skinner with his crazy explanations The superintendent's gonna need his medication When he hears Skinner's lame exaggerations There will be trouble in town tonight
I wonder how many Brits, or even fellow Europeans, will be watching and commenting on this after tonight. We've just witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see them from all over the country.
Thank you so much for all the information that really helped me out. I was watching other videos on this topic but none quite matched your level of explaining it and helping me understand it. I have watched the video a couple time and each time I understood the concept better. Thank you.
Just saw northern lights for the first time yesterday. As I'm in central Europe, they were quite dim, however when I took my phone out and took a photo with a long exposure, much more rays, colors and overall light popped up in the photo. And I got a little confused - how did the camera managed to capture more colors? I get why it's brighter with longer exposure, but why there were more colors is something I really don't understand.
Yes I have. I’ve recently moved up to Fairbanks Alaska and you can see them late at night if you’re lucky. They are absolutely breathtaking when seen in person.
Thank you so much for making this video! I wanna be an astronomer when I grow up and I'm just really curious cause this stuff is actually so exciting and interesting. So thank you for making this video and helping me understand it better :)
Easy explanation thanks . I live in Alberta Canada where because of higher latitude and longer and darker nights we experience northern lights almost every day. I took some pictures just two days ago that I would like to share.
Everything was fine until 2:00 in the video, when the explanation goes off the rails into a 1960's kind of theory of the aurora (particles from the Sun hit the atmosphere near the poles) that is flat out wrong. As the solar wind flows around the magnetosphere, it generates huge electrical currents. Some of that current flows along the Earth's magnetic field inside the magnetosphere and into the polar regions in a ring centered on the magnetic poles. If the current is large enough, electric fields parallel to the magnetic field are created that accelerate electrons up to about 30,000 electron volts. Those electrons hit neutral atoms, exciting them, and when the neutrals relax to a lower energy state, they release photons, which are the lights. At least the video references Kirkland, who was a pioneer in aurora research, but Kirkland didn't have to details correct either.
Well explained Josh! Only once have I _supposedly_ seen the Northern Lights myself. A few years ago, in my town in Germany, we had a large glowing red cloud in the night sky. The next day, the newspapers said it likely was Northern Lights and that locals had called in worrying it might be some chemical spill. Since our latitude is about the same as London, and nothing similar has ever happened again, I remain doubtful about the explanation.
The lights have been seen as low as the sahara desert when intensity has been at the strongest...fortunately this level of activity has not occurred since the late 1800's and would wipe out all technology if it were to happen again, though lights in london are more common than people should lead you to believe and happens a few times a year the reason its not talked about is everything has to be perfect...no clouds, cold, dark, and London itself is far far to bright with city lights
I don't think the magnetic field is weaker at the poles. Rather, it is oriented in such a way that the incoming velocity of the particles is parallel to it and thus it does not exert a force on the particles (the force of a magnetic field on a charged particle is a cross product between the velocity vector of the particle and vector of the magnitude field). Magnetic fields are generally strongest at the poles but I'm not sure if that is the case with earth's magnetic field. Good video though.
yeah exactly what I was thinking! sin 0 at poles, where as sin 90 at the equator. Makes sense now. Thank you for commenting this, I would have lost my mind.
How is the core under tremendous gravitational pressure? (0:57) Gravity is due to mass and the core is surrounded by approximately equal mass. The gravitational force near the centre of the Earth will be less than at the surface. Or am I wrong?
Thanks for explaning the norther lights. I first saw them on board the airplane to Yellowknife, Northwest Territory, Canada. Prior to that, I only heard about them in songs, poems and other forms of writings. I never knew what they were until 2016 when I was assigned to a court case in Yellowknife. I enjoyed watching them, taking videos and photos of them. Still, I did not understand their formation until I watched yours and another video previously. Thanks once again for sharing this informative and educational video.
Thanks for your video! I experienced seeing a low amount of northern lights tonight in Alberta Canada. Nothing special but a taste of what they have to offer. Truly amazed and interested in Aurora borealis. To those who don’t know and make lame comments about it. Your loss.
2:07 you said , some of the ions manage to get through the magnetic field where it is weakest and pointed towards the poles , but i've read that the magnetic field strength is maximum at poles and due to that high magnetic field strength at the poles , the gaseous atoms get ionized and then dexcites and release a wavelength of sea - green color which causes northern lights...
The northern lights. Simple. They are created when, You invite a superintendent to a unforgettable luncheon. And cook steamed hams. Then the northern lights or Arora Borealis gets entirely localized within your kitchen.
🚨 I just saw them tonight at the Ashokan reservoir in NY 10*9*24 After 6 decades on earth it was my first time seeing them and it was spectacular. At about 9:55 P.M. it flared up so intensely that it was easily visible with the naked eye. We left at 11:30 and it was still going strong. What an incredible experience… 🎇
We saw the Northern Lights over Eagle River, Alaska this morning. Than you for your brief and interesting explanation. It's good to know and share with others! :)
I saw it once while I was in Iceland, it was beautiful. the Solar Storm was as high was G5. it was so strong and bright it completely cover over Iceland
Small correction molten iron at the core is not responsible for earth's magnetic field cause molten iron is not ferromagnetic since it is above its Curie temperature.
Living in Alaska, extremely potent northern lights are rare, most pictures you see are taking with long exposures, but a normal sighting you may need to look twice or miss them
I am Jennifer & I am 45yrs old, but all threw the 80'$ my family & I lived in a little town way up in the North West corner of Montana, called Whitefish. Well I was outside playing in the snow with my younger brother & I noticed some pretty white, blue, and green lights in the sky above a little moumtian range all the way across our little lake we lived behind. So I kinda freaked out & got my brother's attention & said "look at that, those pretty lights over there, what do you think it is?!" And he says to me, " Wow, I don't know, let's go inside & get mom, & show her & ask her if she knows!" So, we go get mom, she goes outside with us & she says "Oh wow kids, I can't Believe we are seeing this here, those are the "Northern Lights" or their scientific name is Aurora Borealis, let's get in the car & I'll drive us out to the highway closer to them & we can pull over and watch them!" "It's a Blessing, & you two should Remember this for the Rest of your lives kids!" So she takes us out to the main hwy and we pull over to the side of the road and get out and just sit on the hood of our old car and watch them for about 5 mins or so, ooooooing & awwwwing! It was all over the local news the next day, and it had Never happened there before! And, everybody that did see it, Couldn't Stop talking about it, & how it was such a Rare and Amazing Blessing that we got to see them, even if it was just a few minutes & Not as Bright & Colorful as you can see elsewhere, WE we're Happy!!! And, now as an adult, I am So Thankful to GOD, that he gave us that Very Special Blessing of being Able to SEE them AT ALL Anywhere in The States, & let alone in our little town of Whitefish, MT!! Now, That is something i Have shared with Lots of other People, & I can say "Yes I have Seen The Aurora Borialis! Not, many people can say that! Thank You God!!!
I live in london united kingdom and 2 years ago i came with my husband and my elderson and wife to lyngesder . Flying to oslo znd then to Tromso and then drove 2 hours and 30 min up towards this place . We were able to see the lights two days out of our 5 days stay near the sea where out cottage we rented
I'm from alberta close to the north and I've seen them many many times they are beautiful, I was living in jasper a few years ago working at the fairmont and the tourists would come there and ask when the Aurora would come on .... lol I would say I'm not sure you have to watch and see... you cant just flip a switch and there it is .. lol
The northern lights are so strange and odd ... Thanks for the video BTWi have never seen the northern lights but I have to do this for my homework ,that's a awesome video !
I am such a nitwit when it comes to science lol but my dude! I just explained this video in a shorter form to my patient and knew what I was talking about haha thanks for helping us understand, more clearly. Super neat!
He actually did explained that part wrong. The magnetic field is definitely strongest at the poles, those electrons and ions that come from the plasma are actually being pulled towards the atmosphere where the poles are.
Soo I've listened to the sysk podcast for like two years now but only a minutes into this video I realized that this was Josh. Nice to finally see what he looks like lol
The ions are not deflected because the magnetic field is stronger outside of arctic region. If you think of the magnetic field lines of an ordinary magnet, the magnetic field density is the largest at the two magnetic poles, which means a stronger magnetic field at the poles. I have thought of the possible cause by the Lorentz force F = q*(E + v x B), or in this case simply just F = q*(v x B), which says that the deflecting force a charged particle experience would also depend on the angle between its velocity v and the magnetic field B. The result would be that the deflecting force is largest near the equator. And near the poles, the force would be minimum or even zero *IF* the particles are streaming towards the poles (then the angle would be close to zero and therefore no deflecting force and it would start hitting the earth's atmosphere etc etc). But it doesn't quite explain how the charged particles would start to stream along the magnetic field lines towards the poles in the first place, provided that the solar wind (carrying the energetic charged particles) is hitting the earth at an right angle near the equator. But I am very positive it is NOT because magnetic field strength is weakest at the poles.
Any experts here? I'm sure there are plenty. I am helping my daughter with a school work. She needs answers from an expert in astronomy and the Northen Lights. I really appreciate your help. These are her questions Have you ever saw the Aurora Borealis? Would you ever like to see them? Do you think that the Aurora Boreal is could be one of the Seven Wonders of the World if people voted for it? Do you believe that natural beauty is better than a structure that has history behind it? Do you think that the Aurora Borealis is more entertaining and has a better history than a building? Thanks for your help
I live in North Pole Alaska and take exposures or the Auroras during the season which is from Mid August to Mid April when darkness. right meow we are in the vast period of light ( 23 + hours ) so we are not getting shows. but a lot still go on n the lower 48 is still seeing nice CME or solar flares that make it into the atmosphere.. The North Pole/Fairbanks region on earth is at the place where the magneticsphere channels into the earth hence why this is a destination to view them. Each show is a different experience and fun to just walk out on deck and have them blazing.. The best shows are typically from 11 PM-4AM and when calm n cold like 30 below ( no wind chill usually ) or so is for some reason a epic time. .Questions, yes I have seen plenty in the 3 years since here, last year almost two months in a row, I love seeing them it is a treat for the eyes, mind n learning n growing experience, as far as a seven wonder, I would say it is more of the first wonder as same with the Sun, Moon n stars, the Auroras have been happening millions of years before life evolved on this rock we call earth, so I would say indeed to that, beauty comes in many forms and is in the eye of the beholder but yes some shows are jaw dropping gorgeous, where you have to stop with photography n step back n lay in the snow and take it in, when the Auroras are out to play and having a show yes the best entertainment and free just be outside, dressed for the occasion and being safe.. Man made items and materials are great but cannot beat the true nature wonders of this great world..
Hello, we are currently still basically 24 hours of light, night starts to creep back 7 minutes a day and the first real darkness comes in August I want to say the 10th n gains dark. If you come to the Interior, Fairbanks/ North Pole area which is one of the best places in the world for viewing because of the way they come into the atmosphere, yes I have taken killer images in Sept, and you are not in Arctic gear yet, but snow and cold temp can happen, I mean Halloween can be 30 below no windchill already. Plan ahead be prepared to go out early n stay out late, it is not a 7PM thing Auroras are best 11P to 4 AM peak like 1-3AM for the way n time they hit the earth here. Do not be a stranger n if you make the journey message me I can help ya with some places n such, I know all the local great tours n aurora chasers, n shit like that..
Sounds good, any info you are looking for I know I can probly help.. It is not cheap to get here but if here for auroras it is worth it Suggestion, Mount Aurora Lodge on Cleary Summit is the best place, it is north and above Fairbanks and I worked there a bit last year and is by far one of the best areas to view.. Not a lot of light pollution and close enough to town if have a rental to explore during non vampire hours ha!! Google or FB them if want I know folks who take you out and do pics for you under the lights, I could do it but I would give bizz to my friends who do it for a living first.. Any question look me up on FB and we can message some details if needed info, more than willing to help, have done it for several random folks who have just commented or sent a message. Always cool to help the curious n go getter's cuz the Auroras are an experience y ou cannot explain..
i live in northern norway, so yes i've seen it many times. it's one of the most beautiful things i know
Mariann Martinussen what did you call in Norwegian and it is visible during all seasons?
you're so blessed
i need your address
Good for you. I will come see it in the near future.
U r Lucky
I saw the lights last year just outside of Reykjavik, Iceland. It was very unlikely that we would see them as it was very cloudy and we waited for hours in the freezing cold with little to no activity, when all of a sudden, everyone behind us began screaming and we looked up into the sky as colours of green and yellow danced beautifully. Definitely the most amazing thing I’ve ever witnessed and would recommend it to anyone. It is a must see, no words can describe the beauty.
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My teacher when I submit my Homework
Lol
this is my homework :(
Wow that's funny
Leanne Golding same tho
Lol.. good one
Always like to know the answers to these kinds of questions in case my kids ask me someday.
***** That's just one amazingly good idea.
We are here in Iceland, they told us Northern light are y active in August. Today August 21, 2017 we had the Solar Eclipse(not in Iceland) and at night time we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights , we even saw purple and red colors, which were amazing even though it didn't last long.
They won't ask you. Like mine they will just google it..
Trevor Hanson that’s so pure
Trevor Hanson you’re not having any kids with that pfp
So breathtakingly awe-inspiring I think I'll burst into tears when I actually see it in person. Perfect reminder of a reality we have no concept, let alone control of, that somehow always defends our continued existence, no matter how terrible human civilization has been, we are reminded of the love and beauty out there that's so much bigger than us!
You guys are awesome. I find it heartwarming that some people just spend their time learning stuff to people for free. Education and general knowledge is what prevent masses to be used and influenced.
Keep it on, guys, I dream of the same world as you are.
PositiveANegative every 1000th view is a dollar
5000 subs without a video challenge no, not exactly. It all depends on your CPM, people who use Adblock, people that get the ads, if the video is monetised etc.
EddieNick123 i’ve been lied to then lol
5000 subs without a video challenge yup
PositiveANegative they get paid by UA-cam with ad revenue
I've been listening to your podcast for a while now and for some reason never knew you had a UA-cam channel. I just randomly stumbled across this video and when I heard Josh's voice, I shed a tear, a single intellectual tear.
2014: just regular comments
2018: steamed hams related comments
Epic
2021: Science rap comments
1st time seeing them on UA-cam!!!!! Thanks UA-cam & the internet. This is the only way I will see them!♥️♥️♥️
I flew over Norway some years ago and saw a beautiful green and blue light show. It was one of the best moments of my life.
Aurora Borealis is caused by purchasing fast food and disguising it as your own cooking.
Yep.
delightfully devilish
Skinner with his crazy explanations
The superintendent's gonna need his medication
When he hears Skinner's lame exaggerations
There will be trouble in town tonight
Sithbuster5 SKINNER
Sithbuster5 SEEEEMOR
A... Aurora Borealis! At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?
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May I see it?
no.
well seymore you are a odd fellow,but you steam a good ham.
CrimsonSky you fool
This is the first time I've understood how the northern lights work. Good at explaining. Thanks.
I wonder how many Brits, or even fellow Europeans, will be watching and commenting on this after tonight. We've just witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see them from all over the country.
Saw them tonight in America
here haha
Thank you so much for all the information that really helped me out. I was watching other videos on this topic but none quite matched your level of explaining it and helping me understand it. I have watched the video a couple time and each time I understood the concept better. Thank you.
the dude sounds like he's high & constantly blowing his own mind from what he's saying
lmao
Lol
😂😂😂😂
GOLDEN COMMENT. 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
cannibalporks re-watched after reading this comment and cracked up laughing
Just saw northern lights for the first time yesterday. As I'm in central Europe, they were quite dim, however when I took my phone out and took a photo with a long exposure, much more rays, colors and overall light popped up in the photo. And I got a little confused - how did the camera managed to capture more colors? I get why it's brighter with longer exposure, but why there were more colors is something I really don't understand.
Bc cameras can detect wave lengths of light that our eyes can't.
It’s caused by steamed hams
Shucks! forgot to explain that in my northern lights rap video! gonna have to redo it :(
Yes I have. I’ve recently moved up to Fairbanks Alaska and you can see them late at night if you’re lucky. They are absolutely breathtaking when seen in person.
Hii
I went Iceland a couple months ago, we had a huge solar storm, so i saw it on land and also from our plane. It was magical to be almost next to it :)
Thank you so much for making this video! I wanna be an astronomer when I grow up and I'm just really curious cause this stuff is actually so exciting and interesting. So thank you for making this video and helping me understand it better :)
We saw the northern lights this May, so I was happy to see you had a video Josh! We listen to SYSK all the time!
Easy explanation thanks . I live in Alberta Canada where because of higher latitude and longer and darker nights we experience northern lights almost every day. I took some pictures just two days ago that I would like to share.
What if you were to purchase fast food and disguise it as your own cooking? Would that be delightfully devilish?
I saw the northen lights in Iceland last week and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my whole life.
_Seymour, the house is on fire!_
My sister arrived in Lapland last night to work over Christmas and she sent me a picture of the northern lights they are majestic
Just seen it for the first time. Atlanta, GA. It was beautiful
I live in Northern Canada and see them a lot, they will never get old to me 💜
Hii
Can't even wrap my head around that!!!!
NO, but I my life I have desire to see norther light
"Thank for this video "
I saw them in Iceland! It was an amazing experience!
I have just seen in Calgary
Aurora Borealis! at this time year at this time of day localised entirely in this youtube video!
Simon Charman Yes!
May I see it?
n o
Seymour, the house is on fire!
no mother it's just the northern lights.
Live in Alaska I am currently looking out my bedroom window and can see them gosh I am blessed to live here!
Everything was fine until 2:00 in the video, when the explanation goes off the rails into a 1960's kind of theory of the aurora (particles from the Sun hit the atmosphere near the poles) that is flat out wrong. As the solar wind flows around the magnetosphere, it generates huge electrical currents. Some of that current flows along the Earth's magnetic field inside the magnetosphere and into the polar regions in a ring centered on the magnetic poles. If the current is large enough, electric fields parallel to the magnetic field are created that accelerate electrons up to about 30,000 electron volts. Those electrons hit neutral atoms, exciting them, and when the neutrals relax to a lower energy state, they release photons, which are the lights. At least the video references Kirkland, who was a pioneer in aurora research, but Kirkland didn't have to details correct either.
Ramon Lopez I'm sure that is what he said, he just explained it differently
He lost me in the first paragraph indoctrination at its finest
Correct. This was what I learned in school.
I teach astronomy for a living. And I listen to your podcast. I am so tickled that this video came up on my google search for aurora videos.
Well explained Josh!
Only once have I _supposedly_ seen the Northern Lights myself. A few years ago, in my town in Germany, we had a large glowing red cloud in the night sky. The next day, the newspapers said it likely was Northern Lights and that locals had called in worrying it might be some chemical spill. Since our latitude is about the same as London, and nothing similar has ever happened again, I remain doubtful about the explanation.
The lights have been seen as low as the sahara desert when intensity has been at the strongest...fortunately this level of activity has not occurred since the late 1800's and would wipe out all technology if it were to happen again, though lights in london are more common than people should lead you to believe and happens a few times a year the reason its not talked about is everything has to be perfect...no clouds, cold, dark, and London itself is far far to bright with city lights
Kieran Burchmore
Thanks for the information Kieran, I wasn't aware of that.
What a show we had tonight in the UK! (May 2024)
Northern Light Tourguide in Tromsø. I see them almost everyday of the winter season
I don't think the magnetic field is weaker at the poles. Rather, it is oriented in such a way that the incoming velocity of the particles is parallel to it and thus it does not exert a force on the particles (the force of a magnetic field on a charged particle is a cross product between the velocity vector of the particle and vector of the magnitude field). Magnetic fields are generally strongest at the poles but I'm not sure if that is the case with earth's magnetic field. Good video though.
*magnetic field not magnitude
yeah exactly what I was thinking! sin 0 at poles, where as sin 90 at the equator. Makes sense now. Thank you for commenting this, I would have lost my mind.
By far the best simplest explanation
How is the core under tremendous gravitational pressure? (0:57) Gravity is due to mass and the core is surrounded by approximately equal mass. The gravitational force near the centre of the Earth will be less than at the surface. Or am I wrong?
Thanks for explaning the norther lights. I first saw them on board the airplane to Yellowknife, Northwest Territory, Canada. Prior to that, I only heard about them in songs, poems and other forms of writings. I never knew what they were until 2016 when I was assigned to a court case in Yellowknife. I enjoyed watching them, taking videos and photos of them. Still, I did not understand their formation until I watched yours and another video previously. Thanks once again for sharing this informative and educational video.
The explanation was so easy to understand! This helped me a lot with my homework
but was it a 2 minute rap video like the northern lights video on my channel?
Thanks for your video! I experienced seeing a low amount of northern lights tonight in Alberta Canada. Nothing special but a taste of what they have to offer. Truly amazed and interested in Aurora borealis. To those who don’t know and make lame comments about it. Your loss.
nicely explained the beauty of nature.....its rejoicing to know the secrets of the universe...........
2:07 you said , some of the ions manage to get through the magnetic field where it is weakest and pointed towards the poles , but i've read that the magnetic field strength is maximum at poles and due to that high magnetic field strength at the poles , the gaseous atoms get ionized and then dexcites and release a wavelength of sea - green color which causes northern lights...
omg this was so useful, thx so much I need this for geography, and it was rlly interesting too
I can only dream of even seing the northern ligths, i hope i can move north one day. I live in the tropics btw
The northern lights.
Simple.
They are created when,
You invite a superintendent to a unforgettable luncheon.
And cook steamed hams.
Then the northern lights or Arora Borealis gets entirely localized within your kitchen.
I see them here in Akaska, most frequently on winter nights.
🚨 I just saw them tonight at the Ashokan reservoir in NY 10*9*24 After 6 decades on earth it was my first time seeing them and it was spectacular. At about 9:55 P.M. it flared up so intensely that it was easily visible with the naked eye. We left at 11:30 and it was still going strong. What an incredible experience… 🎇
I have seen the Northern Light here in Finland yesterday :)) it was the most special experience in my life
We saw the Northern Lights over Eagle River, Alaska this morning. Than you for your brief and interesting explanation. It's good to know and share with others! :)
Karen Binniker this happens everyday or any specific days? I live in India and I would like to experience this Northern Lights.
how cool
I saw it once while I was in Iceland, it was beautiful. the Solar Storm was as high was G5. it was so strong and bright it completely cover over Iceland
Is Iceland a beautiful country to visit?
@@harshitamehra4940 I would say so if your in to nature.
Small correction molten iron at the core is not responsible for earth's magnetic field cause molten iron is not ferromagnetic since it is above its Curie temperature.
Thank you! This was very informative - in fact we listened to your video while watching the Northern Lights here in Selfoss, Iceland 😂
Coming from northern Canada everytime I see the Aurora Borealis I'm just left awestruck at how beautiful they are.
Was looking for a good vid to visually explain aurora borealis to my gf, and you just earned yourself a subscriber 😉 Love it
I've studied that magnetic field are strongest at the poles. Then how could it enter??? 2:04
never seen it, would love to see some day
Me too :)
Saw some of it an hour ago. #Northern Europe
Living in Alaska, extremely potent northern lights are rare, most pictures you see are taking with long exposures, but a normal sighting you may need to look twice or miss them
All the newest comments are related to that weird Simpson's meme
Brandon Butterfield well you know if one person does something Everyone has to do it. It’s just how idiots work Brandon.
This is really amazing!! I never saw them, but I would LOVE to!! It's on my bottomless bucket list xP
𝓘𝓪𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓽
Love from 🇳🇪 brother 😍😘😘😘 so much conceptual clarity which I've never been seen before... tysm may God bless you
I just saw them 5 minutes ago in my front garden!
It's on my bucket list to see this in person
I've never seen the northern lights, but I really want to see it some day ;)
Yes, I love them. Saw them in Fairbanks and in BC.
Best explained video ever thank u 🙏🏻
Yep many times here in Wisconsin and quite beautiful. 😊
How do some particles scape sun's incredible gravitational force ?
Very educational!l love it and very easy to understand too!!
yes
Great video. Don't forget about the Southern Lights seen from Dunedin, NZ too!!
SEYMOUR! THE YOU'RE HOUSE IS ON FIRE!
No mother it’s just the northern lights
@@owenpoofacebuttmunch309 well Seymour, you are an odd fellow, but I must say, you steam a good ham.
I am Jennifer & I am 45yrs old, but all threw the 80'$ my family & I lived in a little town way up in the North West corner of Montana, called Whitefish. Well I was outside playing in the snow with my younger brother & I noticed some pretty white, blue, and green lights in the sky above a little moumtian range all the way across our little lake we lived behind. So I kinda freaked out & got my brother's attention & said "look at that, those pretty lights over there, what do you think it is?!" And he says to me, " Wow, I don't know, let's go inside & get mom, & show her & ask her if she knows!" So, we go get mom, she goes outside with us & she says "Oh wow kids, I can't Believe we are seeing this here, those are the "Northern Lights" or their scientific name is Aurora Borealis, let's get in the car & I'll drive us out to the highway closer to them & we can pull over and watch them!" "It's a Blessing, & you two should Remember this for the Rest of your lives kids!" So she takes us out to the main hwy and we pull over to the side of the road and get out and just sit on the hood of our old car and watch them for about 5 mins or so, ooooooing & awwwwing! It was all over the local news the next day, and it had Never happened there before! And, everybody that did see it, Couldn't Stop talking about it, & how it was such a Rare and Amazing Blessing that we got to see them, even if it was just a few minutes & Not as Bright & Colorful as you can see elsewhere, WE we're Happy!!! And, now as an adult, I am So Thankful to GOD, that he gave us that Very Special Blessing of being Able to SEE them AT ALL Anywhere in The States, & let alone in our little town of Whitefish, MT!! Now, That is something i Have shared with Lots of other People, & I can say "Yes I have Seen The Aurora Borialis! Not, many people can say that! Thank You God!!!
I know, Steamed Hams!
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I live in london united kingdom and 2 years ago i came with my husband and my elderson and wife to lyngesder . Flying to oslo znd then to Tromso and then drove 2 hours and 30 min up towards this place . We were able to see the lights two days out of our 5 days stay near the sea where out cottage we rented
I have only seen the Northern lights on the airplane from Calif to Asia, it goes around all the way to Alaska. Magical.
such a great way to explain complications ! all the support and for sure a follow :D
I'm from alberta close to the north and I've seen them many many times they are beautiful, I was living in jasper a few years ago working at the fairmont and the tourists would come there and ask when the Aurora would come on .... lol I would say I'm not sure you have to watch and see... you cant just flip a switch and there it is .. lol
Just saw them tonight for the first time in Alaska! Thanks for the video explaining them.
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The northern lights are so strange and odd ... Thanks for the video BTWi have never seen the northern lights but I have to do this for my homework ,that's a awesome video !
Do you get a higher dose of radiation on those weak points than other areas around earth? 2:05
Just barley saw them in Ma today
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Excellent video. You explained that very well.
Thanks for the explanation
I am such a nitwit when it comes to science lol but my dude! I just explained this video in a shorter form to my patient and knew what I was talking about haha thanks for helping us understand, more clearly. Super neat!
Why megantic feild weak on poles ? Is`nt it strongest at poles ?
Finally an explanation on why they glow!! Thank you!
It is always said that magnetic field is strongest at poles. Then why in case of earth poles have weaker field?
He actually did explained that part wrong. The magnetic field is definitely strongest at the poles, those electrons and ions that come from the plasma are actually being pulled towards the atmosphere where the poles are.
This was explained really well! Cheers!!
This shit is happening above my house.. Its scary.
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I made a rap of this video on my channel!
Magnetic bottle is the real explanation behind aurora but the concept is same so nice video
Soo I've listened to the sysk podcast for like two years now but only a minutes into this video I realized that this was Josh. Nice to finally see what he looks like lol
The ions are not deflected because the magnetic field is stronger outside of arctic region. If you think of the magnetic field lines of an ordinary magnet, the magnetic field density is the largest at the two magnetic poles, which means a stronger magnetic field at the poles.
I have thought of the possible cause by the Lorentz force F = q*(E + v x B), or in this case simply just F = q*(v x B), which says that the deflecting force a charged particle experience would also depend on the angle between its velocity v and the magnetic field B. The result would be that the deflecting force is largest near the equator. And near the poles, the force would be minimum or even zero *IF* the particles are streaming towards the poles (then the angle would be close to zero and therefore no deflecting force and it would start hitting the earth's atmosphere etc etc).
But it doesn't quite explain how the charged particles would start to stream along the magnetic field lines towards the poles in the first place, provided that the solar wind (carrying the energetic charged particles) is hitting the earth at an right angle near the equator.
But I am very positive it is NOT because magnetic field strength is weakest at the poles.
I have not. But plan to. Thanks for sharing...
I have not yet seen Nothern lights, but I will be seeing it shortly.
Any experts here? I'm sure there are plenty. I am helping my daughter with a school work. She needs answers from an expert in astronomy and the Northen Lights. I really appreciate your help.
These are her questions
Have you ever saw the Aurora Borealis?
Would you ever like to see them?
Do you think that the Aurora Boreal is could be one of the Seven Wonders of the World
if people voted for it?
Do you believe that natural beauty is better than a structure that has history behind it?
Do you think that the Aurora Borealis is more entertaining and has a
better history than a building?
Thanks for your help
I live in North Pole Alaska and take exposures or the Auroras during the season which is from Mid August to Mid April when darkness. right meow we are in the vast period of light ( 23 + hours ) so we are not getting shows. but a lot still go on n the lower 48 is still seeing nice CME or solar flares that make it into the atmosphere.. The North Pole/Fairbanks region on earth is at the place where the magneticsphere channels into the earth hence why this is a destination to view them. Each show is a different experience and fun to just walk out on deck and have them blazing.. The best shows are typically from 11 PM-4AM and when calm n cold like 30 below ( no wind chill usually ) or so is for some reason a epic time. .Questions, yes I have seen plenty in the 3 years since here, last year almost two months in a row, I love seeing them it is a treat for the eyes, mind n learning n growing experience, as far as a seven wonder, I would say it is more of the first wonder as same with the Sun, Moon n stars, the Auroras have been happening millions of years before life evolved on this rock we call earth, so I would say indeed to that, beauty comes in many forms and is in the eye of the beholder but yes some shows are jaw dropping gorgeous, where you have to stop with photography n step back n lay in the snow and take it in, when the Auroras are out to play and having a show yes the best entertainment and free just be outside, dressed for the occasion and being safe.. Man made items and materials are great but cannot beat the true nature wonders of this great world..
Hi, since u stay in Alaska, just a question to a local. Is late September a good time to see the Northern lights ?
Hello, we are currently still basically 24 hours of light, night starts to creep back 7 minutes a day and the first real darkness comes in August I want to say the 10th n gains dark. If you come to the Interior, Fairbanks/ North Pole area which is one of the best places in the world for viewing because of the way they come into the atmosphere, yes I have taken killer images in Sept, and you are not in Arctic gear yet, but snow and cold temp can happen, I mean Halloween can be 30 below no windchill already. Plan ahead be prepared to go out early n stay out late, it is not a 7PM thing Auroras are best 11P to 4 AM peak like 1-3AM for the way n time they hit the earth here. Do not be a stranger n if you make the journey message me I can help ya with some places n such, I know all the local great tours n aurora chasers, n shit like that..
great! Currently I am planning a late September time. Will contact if things go fine and I actually end up there. Thanks for offering help!
Sounds good, any info you are looking for I know I can probly help.. It is not cheap to get here but if here for auroras it is worth it Suggestion, Mount Aurora Lodge on Cleary Summit is the best place, it is north and above Fairbanks and I worked there a bit last year and is by far one of the best areas to view.. Not a lot of light pollution and close enough to town if have a rental to explore during non vampire hours ha!! Google or FB them if want I know folks who take you out and do pics for you under the lights, I could do it but I would give bizz to my friends who do it for a living first.. Any question look me up on FB and we can message some details if needed info, more than willing to help, have done it for several random folks who have just commented or sent a message. Always cool to help the curious n go getter's cuz the Auroras are an experience y
ou cannot explain..