[Sundog]

it is worth going at least once far enough north to see an aurora and see it dance.

The curtains wave and flutter. The images come and go, and it is stunning to see them move.

I worked for a year in Cordova, Alaska, and after midnight the aurora would come out. From the beach, the black sky and starts would be behind these startling, moving abstract curtains and waves.

You get the feeling tremendous curtains and waves of particles form between the sun and earth, and when they impact, it is akin to watching waves on the beach.

Astronomy Pic of the Day -- Aurora and Lava

[sweetliberty]

Yes, I must admit that I would love, at least once, to see it, so intense like that. Don't know if I could tolerate a winter in Alaska though.

[Darksheare]

Cool, that is a neat pic.
Last time an aurora was visible in my area and wasn't behind clouds, my glasses needed strengthening, so all I saw was a fuzzy blob.