Northern Lights

[Q300]

Flying the 1900C across the top of Alaska for ACE, My first run in with the northern lights,
Non NZ and just one shot but I think it looks pretty cool

Was taken at transition alt 190

[Kea]

Man, these things are so elusive. I've tried so many times to run into one, replicating conditions other users have experienced the Northern/Southern Lights in and it never works. I saw Australis years ago in FS2002 heading down to Scott Base, but never since.
I envy you Q300. Did it last long?

[Q300]

Yea it was realy ausome, shame the sun was rising though.
It lasted a good 6-7 minutes, I almost jumped outa my seat when I saw it I had only just broken through the fog and clouds and im greated by this ausome display

[ardypilot]

One of the coolest effects included with FS9:

(Seen here over Finland)

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I saw Australis years ago in FS2002 heading down to Scott Base, but never since.[/quote]
I've always wondered if the Aurora Australis were included in MSFS, but I've been unable to recreate them in with FS9. I've seen the Northern Lights many times, so therefore expect to see the southern ones over Invercargill / Antarctica way. Has anyone else managed to do so? I'd be really interested to see screenshots!

[Q300]

Holy cow dung batman!
that one you captured trolly is crazy ausome!!!

[Alex]

Nope, Aurora Australis isn't modeled in FS (9 at least, don't know about X). The Aurora Borealis is of course, though it just looks like funny-coloured high cloud, which apparently isn't what it is like IRL (relying on an acquaintance for this info; haven't seem them for myself).

Alex

[brownbox]

There are Aurora in FS?!? +1 to MS

[johanfrc]

If you are flying over the Atlantic Ocean in the night you'll get it. Since I have flown that trip a few times I experience it quite often. Actually FS has it a bit too much. IRL it's very rare to see unless you live in the northern Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland or the northen part of the Nordic contries. Here in Denmark it's about 3-4 years ago since we could see it last time. But due to the pollution of lights it's hard to see.