Space Station Flying over the Northern Lights

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Space Station Flying over the Northern Lights

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This is stunning! There is a surprising amount of lightning all over the earth.

Keep watching it gets better ~ go on full screen!!!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120305.html

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:thumb: :cool:
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I would love to be up there and experience that first hand. Perhaps someday soon............
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blebs wrote:I would love to be up there and experience that first hand. Perhaps someday soon............
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Hi Dan

Glad you liked it. :)

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Check with your corner pharmaceutical dealer for some of his very best & you could be their tonight without leaving your sofa. ;)

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Have a good one Guys

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minir wrote:---



Check with your corner pharmaceutical dealer for some of his very best & you could be their tonight . ;)

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WOW ! that's so true ! I did that one time in 1975 at a grateful dead concert ! :nod:
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Very cool, thanks Minir.
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Humboldt wrote:Very cool, thanks Minir.
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Most Welcome Humboldt, pleased you enjoyed it.

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Hi Larry- that was awesome!

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twwabw wrote:Hi Larry- that was awesome!

Tim
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Good Morning Tim

I agree Tim it was a real eye popper. I had trouble wrapping my head around all the lightening strikes that where occurring everywhere it seemed. I just had never thought about that before.

Glad you enjoyed it Tim

Have a terrific week :thumb:

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Awesome awesome video! Me and the GF loved it. Im sure it will look even better on the 60" LED! Thanks!
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morbidpete wrote:Awesome awesome video! Me and the GF loved it. Im sure it will look even better on the 60" LED! Thanks!
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The Big Screen should be fantastic morbidpete. Pretty impressive even on my 24'' monitor.

Enjoy & your Welcome. :thumb:

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Amazing how much of the planet has man made lights. Nice link!
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Mad_Haggis wrote:Amazing how much of the planet has man made lights. Nice link!
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Hi Mad_Haggis

It certainly is an interesting view of the world, glad you enjoyed it. :)

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minir wrote:This is stunning! There is a surprising amount of lightning all over the earth.

Keep watching it gets better ~ go on full screen!!!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120305.html

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:thumb: :thumb: Thread of the year!

Thanks minir. :rockin:
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cybotron r_9 wrote: :thumb: :thumb: Thread of the year!

Thanks minir. :rockin:
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Morning cybotron r_9

Pleased you enjoyed it so much cybotron r_9 :thumb:


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very cool!
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Blisster wrote:very cool!
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Thanks Blisster, pleased you enjoyed it. :)

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Man, that was possibly the most beautiful and coolest thing I've ever seen! :thumb:
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RaisinCain wrote:Man, that was possibly the most beautiful and coolest thing I've ever seen! :thumb:
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Thanks RaisinCain, pleased you thought it that good. :thumb:

Have a great weekend

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