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Originally posted by BentNotTwisted
It is really amazing. I would describe it as curtains of light that wave through the sky. I saw it in detail one time when I was still in college. I was living in Wisconsin at the time and was just north of Milwaukee. That's pretty far south for the aurora to be seen. Your best bet to see it is to go to Alaska. You'll want to go late fall through early spring as the days get really long in the summer time and there's not as much of a chance to see them then. Plus the cold winter nights means there's not as much moisture to cause cloud cover. Then again who wants to visit Alaska in the winter time? 
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yes i know about this alaska. those lucky alaskans! and i just walked out my porch too and saw mars. wow!