User: vaguelyamused

Northern lights from the sky (Columbia, MO)

On: Northern Lights Not So Northern

I'm a flight medic on Staff One, the medevac helicopter in Columbia, MO. Just after taking off headed due north. The pilot and I were briefly mystified by the bright glow right in front of us, both thinking he left the spotlight on and it was reflecting off haze. As we headed away from city lights this thing was amazing. Brilliant red glow trimmed with green at the bottom. At times there were vivid streaks arcing overhead, north-south so I assumed they were aligned with magnetic field lines. Of course I didn't bring my camera that day....