Talk:3196: Aurora Coolness

second - 45.178.1.151 03:07, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

minute 82.13.184.33 09:31, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

I picture people going out on a cold, clear winter night to stare at a shimmering, aurora-filled sky, and then returning to their warm homes to sip hot cups of soup from the microwave, blissfully unaware of how closely related the two events are ... or would be were it not for that thin, thin, layer of mostly diatomic and triatomic gases that is desperately parrying the Sun's murderous assault on our behalf. Yes, yes, I know, I know ...2605:59C8:160:DB08:657A:CBF1:9BDA:C5C 04:07, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

The graph in 2914 isn't a function of time, it's a function of how close one is to the path of totality. 137.25.230.78 05:39, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Fixed. 2605:59C8:160:DB08:657A:CBF1:9BDA:C5C 06:38, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

New England was getting heavy snow in the days leading up to this comic, so it was probably too cloudy for any auroras to be visible. Barmar (talk) 05:42, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

"probably too cloudy" Far north coast of Maine, all I could see was sky-glow from the Walmart 7 miles away. We actually have a Dark Sky movement in this area (lotta old hippies) but Walmart didnt get that memo. --PRR (talk) 06:02, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Indeed. I live about 50km from London in a town with many street lights (and I don't drive). I've never seen an aurora.--2A00:23CC:D248:8901:8DF8:31D:D8B:3B99 09:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

I wish all those many people who apparently get notified about aurora forecasts, go outside and then AFTERWARDS post about it instead posted about it BEFORE… I keep seeing such posts when it's too late. :( Fabian42 (talk) 06:53, 20 January 2026 (UTC)