By jlynch on December 18, 2006. Aurora observed near Des Moines, Iowa, 12/14/06 [source: apod] Tags Earth and Planetary Sciences Log in to post comments More like this Bugger! Didn't see anything like that out here in eastern Iowa...Des Moines gets all the fun. Log in to post comments (Oh, and what was the previous reason for moving to Iowa? :) ) Log in to post comments Great photo, makes one want to see the poles even more. A very exciting cosmic-ray experiment called ANITA is floating over Antarctica as we speak. Log in to post comments "Great photo, makes one want to see the poles even more." I can't find a reference right now, but from what I understand, the aurora can't be seen very well from the north or south pole due to the shape of earth's magnetic field. Log in to post comments
Bugger! Didn't see anything like that out here in eastern Iowa...Des Moines gets all the fun. Log in to post comments
Great photo, makes one want to see the poles even more. A very exciting cosmic-ray experiment called ANITA is floating over Antarctica as we speak. Log in to post comments
"Great photo, makes one want to see the poles even more." I can't find a reference right now, but from what I understand, the aurora can't be seen very well from the north or south pole due to the shape of earth's magnetic field. Log in to post comments
Bugger! Didn't see anything like that out here in eastern Iowa...Des Moines gets all the fun.
(Oh, and what was the previous reason for moving to Iowa? :) )
Great photo, makes one want to see the poles even more. A very exciting cosmic-ray experiment called ANITA is floating over Antarctica as we speak.
"Great photo, makes one want to see the poles even more."
I can't find a reference right now, but from what I understand, the aurora can't be seen very well from the north or south pole due to the shape of earth's magnetic field.