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That was pretty incredible, I've never seen the northern lights from a plane. Also, thank you for choosing music that was not some airy/indie ambient song.

ghayes 14y ago
I was wondering if that's something common to see, or if the camera might be picking up light in a less visible spectrum.
- petercooper 14y ago
  I hope this gets clarified by someone with more experience, but I believe one issue is planes are frequently diverted to more southerly routes during solar eruptions and times when the northern lights are particularly strong/vivid due to the increased levels of radiation exposure for those at high altitude. So you don't lose all observations but the best ones probably get missed.
- objclxt 14y ago
  It's not uncommon - I see them occasionally on the SFO to LHR night flights. The photos here are very good, better than I've ever seen with the naked eye, but that might be because you can adjust the exposure with a camera.
  - vinhboy 14y ago
    Is this for reals? I never knew that was possible.
    - objclxt 14y ago
      Absolutely - in fact, I saw them last Friday. Depending on your airline / how late it is the captain may put an announcement out about it. If you're on an east bound transatlantic red-eye you want to be on the left hand side of the plane, but I think you also have a chance of seeing them on domestic Canadian / Alaskan flights that go far enough north.
clicks 14y ago
It's funny you say that about the music... (in fact, I seriously can't tell at this point if that was sarcasm) -- because the music was produced apparently by Air France, and 'airy/indie ambient' is precisely the genre one could describe Air France's music being. (I personally love 'airy/indie ambient' music myself. :) Especially Air France's, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ADxybVy5Ls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ADxybVy5Ls and so on) edit: Oops, yes, apparently I confused things here (as explained below). Sorry.
- jvzr 14y ago
  Aren't you confusing things here? The music on the YouTube video is described as: a modified template of "Gain" used with permission from DETUNE ltd. denkitribe http://soundcloud.com/denkitribe/gain - I created this arrangement on the Korg iMS20 iPad App, and it's my first custom score. "Air France" is the flight company here, not the swedish band. I thought at first you were talking about the usually ambient music that plays in Air France's TV ads, but apparently there are two "Air France" the Earth can bear. :P
- StavrosK 14y ago
  I like how you mistook the music as produced by Air France, and then basically went "Air France's music is ambient, therefore this piece is also", when it's very clearly not :P

ghayes 14y ago

I was wondering if that's something common to see, or if the camera might be picking up light in a less visible spectrum.

petercooper 14y ago
I hope this gets clarified by someone with more experience, but I believe one issue is planes are frequently diverted to more southerly routes during solar eruptions and times when the northern lights are particularly strong/vivid due to the increased levels of radiation exposure for those at high altitude. So you don't lose all observations but the best ones probably get missed.
objclxt 14y ago
It's not uncommon - I see them occasionally on the SFO to LHR night flights. The photos here are very good, better than I've ever seen with the naked eye, but that might be because you can adjust the exposure with a camera.
- vinhboy 14y ago
  Is this for reals? I never knew that was possible.
  - objclxt 14y ago
    Absolutely - in fact, I saw them last Friday. Depending on your airline / how late it is the captain may put an announcement out about it. If you're on an east bound transatlantic red-eye you want to be on the left hand side of the plane, but I think you also have a chance of seeing them on domestic Canadian / Alaskan flights that go far enough north.

clicks 14y ago

It's funny you say that about the music... (in fact, I seriously can't tell at this point if that was sarcasm) -- because the music was produced apparently by Air France, and 'airy/indie ambient' is precisely the genre one could describe Air France's music being. (I personally love 'airy/indie ambient' music myself. :) Especially Air France's, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ADxybVy5Ls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ADxybVy5Ls and so on) edit: Oops, yes, apparently I confused things here (as explained below). Sorry.

jvzr 14y ago
Aren't you confusing things here? The music on the YouTube video is described as: a modified template of "Gain" used with permission from DETUNE ltd. denkitribe http://soundcloud.com/denkitribe/gain - I created this arrangement on the Korg iMS20 iPad App, and it's my first custom score. "Air France" is the flight company here, not the swedish band. I thought at first you were talking about the usually ambient music that plays in Air France's TV ads, but apparently there are two "Air France" the Earth can bear. :P
StavrosK 14y ago
I like how you mistook the music as produced by Air France, and then basically went "Air France's music is ambient, therefore this piece is also", when it's very clearly not :P