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You don't know??? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

Easy lesson: Aurora Beralis is up, up, up. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Expert lesson, coming up. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

The sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds of 300 to 1200 kilometres per second. A cloud of such particles is called a plasma. The stream of plasma coming from the sun is known as the solar wind. As the solar wind interacts with the edge of the earth's magnetic field, some of the particles are trapped by it and they follow the lines of magnetic force down into the ionosphere, the section of the earth's atmosphere that extends from about 60 to 600 kilometres above the earth's surface. When the particles collide with the gases in the ionosphere they start to glow, producing the spectacle that we know as the auroras, northern and southern. The array of colours consists of red, green, blue and violet.

The Northern Lights are constantly in motion because of the changing interaction between the solar wind and the earth's magnetic field. The solar wind commonly generates up to 1000,000 megawatts of electricity in an auroral display and this can cause interference with power lines, radio and television broadcasts and satellite communications.

Wow Mr. Dwagon. You cwever!

Wheeeee! Pretty lights! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />

idd, VERY nice photos <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Have you never seen it for real?
It's very beautiful.
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nope <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

Well here it's pretty rare. Becouse of polution and light polution, among other things. And the few times you can see it, it's useally a shade of white.
But if you go on a holiday to one of the beautiful Scandinavian countries you'll have a much better chance of seeing it.
The biggest reason why you can see it better near the north- and southpole is becouse the particals follow the lines of the magnetic field. And the earth's magnetic field is strongest near the poles.
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wow dragon. you shure your 13 years old? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

btw where's Osipovichi <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

So, you want another lesson from Geography?
That's a good student. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

Village of Osipowitchi - 53° 18' / 28° 38'
Located 94 km East Southeast of Minsk and Northwest of Bobruisk.
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Before 1793 - Osipovichi was a small private village in Rechitsa District of Minsk Province of Great Lithuanian Princedom.

1793-1917 - Osipovichi was a village in Russian Empire.

Since 1801 - Osipovichi was a private small village in Bobruisk District of Minsk Empire.

1880s - after Libava - Romny rail road was constructed, Jewish population appeared in Osipovichi.

1900 - Osipovichi became a town in Bobruisk District of Minsk Province.
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Traditional activities of local population were agriculture and chopping and river transport of wood. Since early times small local rivers were main roads and trade ways for local habitants.

During Russian principality the authorities did a lot to develop the region because of military and fiscal reasons mostly. First of all, old communications were reconstructed there.
In XIX, because of development of the All-Russian Market, new types of communications appeared in the area in 1873.

Construction of the railroad and highways provoked new rapid increase of development of Osipovichi, because it became a big and important rail station.

In 1884 there were 18 wooden houses in Osipovichi.

In 1900 the annual turnover of Osipovichi rail station was 64 000 tons of wood (> 90%) and other goods (<10%). (Over 16 000 tons were loaded in Osipovichi and other were transit cargo.) Local Jews (had obtained permission to live in rural area in the early 1830s-40s) moved their businesses (mainly taverns and trinket stores), mostly from Svisloch, Bobruisk and Kholuy, to Osipovichi.

In 1909 there were 246 wooden houses in Osipovichi.
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Dragon, Historian, Economist

And yes Jvb, I'm sure I'm 13. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Seth, you can't hide from me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
I will find your non location where ever it could be. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

you are smart dragon <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

seth, you can run and you can not hide somewhere, but we will find your non location <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />
But searching for his non-locations is useless then. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Maybe he's just home now and trying to hide his true location by giving us false non-locations. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
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no, that would be TO obvious <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Ehhhh???? (tried to think about that and forgot how to speak)

Seth, why are you changing your non-locations so fast? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

so you can teach me more <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

wheres Castries?

Why do I have the feeling Seth wants to give me lot of trouble with finding this locations? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Anyway,

Castries is Saint Lucia's bustling capital and its largest city, with a population of 65,000, is located in the northwest. It is home to the historic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; the scenic and historic hill of Morne Fortune; and a number of shops and other historic sites waiting to be explored. The majority of the island's resorts are nearby.

you cant actually KNOW this..
you must use some sort of site <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

No, I think he actually a travel agent. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I'm finding locations and data about them in my world atlas: Big book with about 1000 pages. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

But it has good index on the back, it makes my search lot more easier. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

But I search the net for maps. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Yes, maybe I am. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
I have the wings, you know.
It makes travel much more faster and cheaper. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

ah now i see <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
good atlas <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />