Northern lights

chachee52 · 10-10-2024, 08:36 PM

Just amazing from on top of liberty hill in gilford. Would have loved to have seen it on the lake. Was able to see naked eye too

rick35 · 10-10-2024, 11:42 PM

My wife and I went to the Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford tonight thinking it was a nice wide open space to see the lights. Unfortunately we and the other 100 or more people left disappointed. We've only seen the lights once and that was 40 years ago. We'll keep trying. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow night.

tis · 10-11-2024, 05:33 AM

We saw them right from our house and they were incredible. I have never seen them before so was very excited.

SAB1 · 10-11-2024, 05:56 AM

I’ve never seen them and missed it last night. What a show. Will try tonite but weather guy said it will nothing like last night.

Blyblvrd · 10-11-2024, 08:15 AM

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MeredithMan · 10-11-2024, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by rick35

My wife and I went to the Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford tonight thinking it was a nice wide open space to see the lights. Unfortunately we and the other 100 or more people left disappointed. We've only seen the lights once and that was 40 years ago. We'll keep trying. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow night.

We were in Bedford last night as well, and I went out several times and didn't see a darn thing. This weekend there is supposed to be a comet that you can see with the naked eye that hasn't gone by Earth since caveman days, so maybe that will work out.

chachee52 · 10-11-2024, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by rick35

My wife and I went to the Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford tonight thinking it was a nice wide open space to see the lights. Unfortunately we and the other 100 or more people left disappointed. We've only seen the lights once and that was 40 years ago. We'll keep trying. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow night.

That's weird because my sister in Nashua was the one that told me that she was seeing them. It was around 7pm-7:30 which reading up on them is very early for when they are usually seen. By 8pm they were gone visibly, but I did still take some pictures that could see the colors.
It's just strange that one town can see it but the one further north can't and the one to the east can but west can't. Right place right time I guess. Fingers crossed for tonight!!!

JayR · 10-11-2024, 08:44 AM

For once, I guess it was better here than up there - I was working at a HS football game when I started getting texts and pics from friends. It was incredible, though with stadium lights all I could really see was some faint red at and near the northern horizon. This pic was sent by a buddy less than mile from where I was. WOW!

rick35 · 10-11-2024, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by chachee52

That's weird because my sister in Nashua was the one that told me that she was seeing them. It was around 7pm-7:30 which reading up on them is very early for when they are usually seen. By 8pm they were gone visibly, but I did still take some pictures that could see the colors.
It's just strange that one town can see it but the one further north can't and the one to the east can but west can't. Right place right time I guess. Fingers crossed for tonight!!!

We went out after 10 and it was cloudy to the north and broken to the east. It's supposed to be clear tonight. It's too special to not give it another try. The photos posted here are amazing. I still can't believe there were so many people at the farm that had the same idea I had.

codeman671 · 10-11-2024, 10:32 AM

Here are a few from our home in Gilford. Quite the show!

dippasan · 10-11-2024, 10:49 AM

We stood on the end of our dock last night and watched them for about 10 minutes. Absolutely stunning. It's only the second time I've seen them. The last time I was 100 miles north of Quebec City in Canada.

Hoping to see them again tonight!

steve-on-mark · 10-11-2024, 01:36 PM

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The Real BigGuy · 10-11-2024, 02:02 PM

I have a habit of missing the Northern Lights every time they are visible in this area! I last saw them in 1970 when my family was visiting relatives on Michigan's northern peninsula. My dad took me for a beer (I think it was my first legal one) at a bar in the middle of no where. We took them outside and there was a green ribbon dancing across the sky. Truly one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen.

rick35 · 10-11-2024, 10:54 PM

The forecast said there was a chance of seeing the northern lights tonight. Unfortunately even though the sky was clear we didn't see anything. I even tried some time lapse photos hoping to pull out some colors. No luck.

camp guy · 10-12-2024, 04:02 PM

My wife and I were on a cruise in August in Alaskan waters a few years ago and the Northern Lights were so bright our whole cabin was lit up. If course, out on the ocean there are no trees to obscure the view, and there were no clouds. It was spectacular.

10-10-2024, 08:36 PM	#1
chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 520 Thanks: 6 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	Northern lights Just amazing from on top of liberty hill in gilford. Would have loved to have seen it on the lake. Was able to see naked eye too Attached Images

10-11-2024, 08:44 AM	#8
JayR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Westwood, MA and sometimes Gilford, NH Posts: 75 Thanks: 27 Thanked 23 Times in 14 Posts	Amazing here in MA for a change For once, I guess it was better here than up there - I was working at a HS football game when I started getting texts and pics from friends. It was incredible, though with stadium lights all I could really see was some faint red at and near the northern horizon. This pic was sent by a buddy less than mile from where I was. WOW! Attached Images __________________ Jay R. (Westwood, MA) "Faithfully losing the ice-out contest since 1975"

10-11-2024, 10:32 AM	#10
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,604 Thanks: 223 Thanked 856 Times in 519 Posts	Here are a few from our home in Gilford. Quite the show! Attached Images

10-11-2024, 10:49 AM	#11
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 400 Thanks: 295 Thanked 192 Times in 85 Posts	Impressive We stood on the end of our dock last night and watched them for about 10 minutes. Absolutely stunning. It's only the second time I've seen them. The last time I was 100 miles north of Quebec City in Canada. Hoping to see them again tonight! __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

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10-10-2024, 11:42 PM	#2
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	My wife and I went to the Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford tonight thinking it was a nice wide open space to see the lights. Unfortunately we and the other 100 or more people left disappointed. We've only seen the lights once and that was 40 years ago. We'll keep trying. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow night.

10-11-2024, 05:33 AM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,941 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	We saw them right from our house and they were incredible. I have never seen them before so was very excited.

10-11-2024, 05:56 AM	#4
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,275 Thanks: 196 Thanked 336 Times in 244 Posts	I’ve never seen them and missed it last night. What a show. Will try tonite but weather guy said it will nothing like last night.

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10-11-2024, 02:02 PM	#13
The Real BigGuy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,330 Thanks: 128 Thanked 478 Times in 293 Posts	Missed it again! I have a habit of missing the Northern Lights every time they are visible in this area! I last saw them in 1970 when my family was visiting relatives on Michigan's northern peninsula. My dad took me for a beer (I think it was my first legal one) at a bar in the middle of no where. We took them outside and there was a green ribbon dancing across the sky. Truly one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen.

10-11-2024, 10:54 PM	#14
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	The forecast said there was a chance of seeing the northern lights tonight. Unfortunately even though the sky was clear we didn't see anything. I even tried some time lapse photos hoping to pull out some colors. No luck.

10-12-2024, 04:02 PM	#15
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	Northern lights My wife and I were on a cruise in August in Alaskan waters a few years ago and the Northern Lights were so bright our whole cabin was lit up. If course, out on the ocean there are no trees to obscure the view, and there were no clouds. It was spectacular.