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Swede

(37,890 posts) Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:20 AM 16 hrs ago

The Northern Lights were pretty intense last night. And very red.

Here's a facebook post of folks sending in photos of the event.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17Y96LZZU5/

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The Northern Lights were pretty intense last night. And very red. (Original Post) Swede 16 hrs ago OP

A wise Native Elder told me GusBob 16 hrs ago #1

The red made me uneasy even though it was beautiful questionseverything 16 hrs ago #2

I know that... 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #3

GusBob

(8,071 posts)

1. A wise Native Elder told me

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:26 AM

16 hrs ago

The lights are the spirits of the ancestors dancing in the afterlife, letting us know they are happy

Red lights however means the spirits are angry and war, sickness or catastrophic death is coming.

I last saw those colors in November of 2018, just before COVID

questionseverything

(11,473 posts)

2. The red made me uneasy even though it was beautiful

Reply to GusBob (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:38 AM

16 hrs ago

2naSalit

(98,839 posts)

3. I know that...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 09:06 AM

16 hrs ago

People think I'm crazy but it makes my ears ring, they have been ringing really loudly since this started. Still ringing now. Should be another night of Aurora tonight.

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https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard

Last night it snowed but I caught a glimpse after midnight when the clouds started clearing off, as they thinned it was clear there was something happening behind them.

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