tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post698046941136818790..comments2024-03-28T18:51:21.655-04:00Comments on SolderSmoke Daily News: Carrington Flares, Aurora, Where were you on August 4, 1972?Bill Mearahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-85153548279257152912024-03-11T16:10:29.788-04:002024-03-11T16:10:29.788-04:00I've thought about this a long time. I'd ...I've thought about this a long time. I'd finished my BA at Urbana, IL (U of I), was working with a local rock band driving equipment back from playing in Aurora, IL (of all places). My fellow 'roadie' Chris Bland and I saw what we thought was a fire above the treeline to the west. Once we'd cleared the forrest, we pulled to the side of the road and watched an amazing light show with seemingly colored balls rolling up from swaths of green, purple and yellow. We decided it was probably flashback, excessive sleep deprivation or just weird. Years later, traveling in the polar regions, I believe what I'd seen was the Aurora Borealis. Only searching today, at 73, did I realize it was totally possible even that far south due to this phenomena in August of 1972. Shortly thereafter I returned to my natal home to begin teaching public high school. DOColtunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500696169026203710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-34878314040621352132024-02-07T21:16:53.782-05:002024-02-07T21:16:53.782-05:00(Late contribution...) Yes, I remember the phenom...(Late contribution...) Yes, I remember the phenomenon; but it was an earlier occurence that will be hard to believe. I was on my grandfather's farm in Southwest Missouri (Newtonia/Stark City) at some very early age and remember the sky swirling greenish & magenta, looking north. The only timeframe that matches would be one of the two events in 1958, given that I am now 74. Age 8...startling!Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-53818818640398934352023-12-14T11:36:04.947-05:002023-12-14T11:36:04.947-05:00No, and I lived in Ottawa then. But not licensed.No, and I lived in Ottawa then. But not licensed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-52512793408117325732023-11-30T20:57:32.224-05:002023-11-30T20:57:32.224-05:00saw it too that night. was out with my six inch cr...saw it too that night. was out with my six inch criterion reflector. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-49198585609870545232023-08-30T21:40:28.431-04:002023-08-30T21:40:28.431-04:00I was in Santa Cruz county in California. I was 12...I was in Santa Cruz county in California. I was 12 years old. I have been asking recently if anybody remembered this event I remember running into the house and getting my dad. I have a very vivid memory of the green lights across the sky, wavering it lasted about 10 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-91479092495433183382023-07-09T00:52:25.936-04:002023-07-09T00:52:25.936-04:00I was 6 years old in Louisiana when it happened. I...I was 6 years old in Louisiana when it happened. I ran in the house to get my parents. I thought it was the end of the world 🤣🤣🤣Tonyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-5996837253234751332023-01-29T12:06:14.882-05:002023-01-29T12:06:14.882-05:00I saw them over Lake Temagami in Ontario in early ...I saw them over Lake Temagami in Ontario in early August 1972. Unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-30211360081567509222022-08-17T16:31:02.855-04:002022-08-17T16:31:02.855-04:00I saw them and was flabbergasted
Was at a friend&...I saw them and was flabbergasted <br />Was at a friend's house in Hudson Michigan after a bunch of us had been out that night <br />It was about 2 am...a bunch of us got on the roof and watched <br />One of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-44637295529640408672022-04-27T05:30:58.851-04:002022-04-27T05:30:58.851-04:00LisaR: Yes, that could have been it! Bill LisaR: Yes, that could have been it! Bill Bill Mearahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-89734761992298083762022-04-15T00:50:44.346-04:002022-04-15T00:50:44.346-04:00Could I have seen them outside of Dallas Texas?! I...Could I have seen them outside of Dallas Texas?! I remember wavy red lights glowing all across the sky one night in august in the 1970s. I can’t specifically remember the year, but it was definitely summer and it was just amazing. LisaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423418365457942725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-17083309954912065912021-05-19T20:50:46.014-04:002021-05-19T20:50:46.014-04:00I thought I had a memory lapse or something I reme...I thought I had a memory lapse or something I remember being at our Church and seeing them people look at me now like I'm crazy to have this memory. Thank u for confirming I would have been 10 yrs old. I'll have to check if that was a Wednesday or Sunday nightAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087312958870494032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-15304653548892996742021-02-08T11:28:14.901-05:002021-02-08T11:28:14.901-05:00Thanks to all who commented over the years. Rockda...Thanks to all who commented over the years. Rockdale, ND: Your comments got kind of garbled -- please, what did you want to say? Bill Mearahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-70692602331615857002021-02-07T21:07:27.322-05:002021-02-07T21:07:27.322-05:00I was 15 years old living in Rocklake, ND. They w...I was 15 years old living in Rocklake, ND. They were insane!!!! The colors were none that I have ever seen since, even in pictures! Unbelievable ad I tru ro described what me and my sister's and cousins witness that night. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229206466759103534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-40006852706695158302020-01-25T04:52:44.685-05:002020-01-25T04:52:44.685-05:00I was 2 years old! It was so profound that I came...I was 2 years old! It was so profound that I came online searching for when this event could have taken place. I remember still to this day! It must have been spectacular for a 2 year old to remember such a thing. I lived in Joplin, MO at the time and it has been a strong desire to see the AB again as an adult. I'll be 50 in May, sounds like a wonderful half century birthday present to me. I live in Texas now and have since 1984, so there have been no spectacular late night light shows since then. Thank you for this article, I was focusing on years 73 and 74 thinking in 72 I was too young and in 75 and up I would have been aware enough to remember much more about the event. Imagine a memory so ingrained it resonates still nearly 48 years later.Landogmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021008445583421532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-30232137501539026132015-08-03T23:40:26.624-04:002015-08-03T23:40:26.624-04:00I don't remember it, but I was there for some ...I don't remember it, but I was there for some of it.... I was born 6:15pm that day. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-36202106651808940042009-12-16T15:51:29.744-05:002009-12-16T15:51:29.744-05:00I remember it well. I had just returned from Tangl...I remember it well. I had just returned from Tanglewood (Lenox, MA)where I enjoyed Leonard Bernstein and the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Dvorak's "New World Symphony". I just happened to glance north while exiting my car....What a stroke of good fortune!!TyteFystydFolkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115192172803567700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-28152715663432438742009-09-15T09:27:38.117-04:002009-09-15T09:27:38.117-04:00I was in northern Michigan the summer of '72 w...I was in northern Michigan the summer of '72 working at a children's camp. I do remember seeing the Northern Lights for the first time in early August (I'm from Missouri). Even the locals were surprised how active they were - especially for summertime.jon - N0WLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-52221071837793777182009-09-14T14:25:17.937-04:002009-09-14T14:25:17.937-04:00I remember that 1972 flare. It was shortly after ...I remember that 1972 flare. It was shortly after I had finished building an 8" Newtonian telescope. I had it out in my back yard in Iowa when I noticed the aurora. I first though it some huge fire in a nearby town. The red glow looked as if it was flame reflecting off low clouds.<br /><br />I went in and called some friends in that town and and they informed me there was no fire. Later the 'curtain' streamers started and it became clear it was the Northern Lights.<br /><br />73,<br />Tom - NCØOTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163248217943000019noreply@blogger.com