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12-09-2009, 03:26 PM #1Senior Member
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Weird light over Norway
Any of our Scandinavian members see this? Looks pretty spectacular.
Apparently it's not caused by the Aurora Borealis
It won't let me link the pics so here's a few links to info + pics
Mysterious spiral of light over northern Norway - The Something Awful Forums
Lysfakkel på himmelen - Altaposten.no
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12-09-2009, 05:03 PM #2Damn hedgehog
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That looks very interesting and beautiful sight. Still it is not unique. Cold weather, freezing moisture and/or temp differences in the atmosphere creates these every now and then at wintertime. Not very often but i've seen those for few times in the north. That spiral looked like it is comes from the camera lens maybe.
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12-09-2009, 05:24 PM #3.
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According to the linked story in ht.no the light might be due to a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile.
And no, I don't live that far to the north.Last edited by Otto; 12-09-2009 at 05:28 PM. Reason: link
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12-09-2009, 05:25 PM #4
Here are three of them. I think these are time lapse; there are probably some youtube videos by now as well
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12-10-2009, 01:38 AM #5Senior Member
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Might want to check with Sarah Palin. She should be able to see it from her backyard...
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12-10-2009, 01:59 AM #6Opto Ergo Sum
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I sometimes have an apocalyptic bent, but I would be out of my mind if I saw something like this. Sounds like the rocket hypothesis is gaining strength but it crossed my mind, what if crop circles, whatever they are, moved into the sky?
Oh wait...
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12-10-2009, 02:06 AM #7all your razor are belong to us
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NBC reported that it was a Russian rocket, but they deny it. Strangely enough, I say something similar about fifteen years ago when I was working a graveyard shift. When I got home, it was a reported on the news that it, too, was a satellite going up.
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12-10-2009, 03:50 AM #8Senior Member
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I have a friend up there who has got the explanation: they were doing some test-runs when he accidentally set fire to one of santa's reindeers and it ran off with its rear parts on fire. it is probably a burning reindeer that was mistaken for a rocket. Leave the poor russians alone!
We will not see any consequences yet, but sleds cruise speed will be a bit lower this year, so some of you might have to wait until the 26th before your presents arrive.Last edited by flyboy; 12-10-2009 at 03:54 AM.
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12-11-2009, 07:54 AM #10Senior Member
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How about a laser gun drawing circles in the clouds?
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