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    Aurora Borealis... In Montana

    I'm no physics expert so I was wondering if anyone could clear this up for me... Is the aurora borealis realistically visible from Montana? Because I was under the impression it was not. At least certainly not anywhere near the degree it's visible in FC:ND.

    And if I'm right then why would a nuke suddenly make it so visible? I don't get it.

    But like I said, I'm no physics professor, so maybe someone can explain?
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    They can happen anywhere in the world, but more common where it is closer to the poles and less light pollution.
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    Well I guess that makes sense, since there would obviously be less light pollution post-nukes. But Montana still seems a bit far away from the north pole for it to be so vibrant (especially in the daytime).
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    First of all, you have got to know what causes an aurora. They are caused by radiation storms on the sun. Depending on how much radiation there is in these storms which can vary depends on how bright they are and how far that they spread north or south depending on which hemisphere you live. What causes the glow is the radiation from the sun hitting the earth magnetic belts which exit the earth at both north and south poles. These magnetic belts protect us from most of the suns radiation. The only thing in New Dawn is that they are visible in the day time which is wrong. The darker the sky the brighter they are.
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    I still don't understand how a nuke would change things from no AB (FC5), to massively-visible in the daylight AB (ND).

    Lets be honest here, it's gone from noAB to bsAB.

    But hey, it's kinda like a rainbow. So I'm sure the diversity crew will love it.
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    There are hints that the Earth's magnetic field has been "damaged" by the nukes.
    If you've met Bean, you can see he has a compass around his neck, but it's constantly spinning, not being able to find North.

    So, maybe, because of these magnetic field irregularities, Montana is now more prone to having the AB.
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOdYJG3IOUU This is real time. Senja Norway.
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    There was an old movie called "Damnation Alley" that was post nuke. They had the Aurora Borealis way down south also.
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    Originally Posted by flybyme Go to original post
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOdYJG3IOUU This is real time. Senja Norway.
    Senja is close to the arctic So it's totally irrelevant. Montana is MUCH further away than Norway. In fact Montana is really nowhere near the Arctic Circle at all.
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    Originally Posted by L1A1Rocker Go to original post
    There was an old movie called "Damnation Alley" that was post nuke. They had the Aurora Borealis way down south also.
    I loved that movie, "Armored Cockroaches"

    Originally Posted by St.Million Go to original post
    Senja is close to the arctic So it's totally irrelevant. Montana is MUCH further away than Norway. In fact Montana is really nowhere near the Arctic Circle at all.
    Nuclear bombs would damage all sorts of things the world over.. lots were dropped..
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