If the end of the world happens by global light show, that's going to be a beautiful apocalypse.

@scottmerrow7617

5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean IF?

@joshyoung1440

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be the end of the world, just the destruction of all modern technology. Millions would likely die, sure, but the end of the world won't be a light show. It'd be from a direct hit from a solar flare and we'd never see it coming, literally.

@joshyoung1440

3 жыл бұрын

Which I suppose could be briefly portended by a massive aurora moments before we all fry.

I think it was to help with recovery - some of which went until 4am, and I think our team members were very thankful for the full moon at that point!

@lemmesmashpls

3 жыл бұрын

yes

1. They can be faint, such that you need a camera with a long exposure to really see them - but other times they fill the sky and are nearly as bright as the moon. 2. They sometimes move very slowly and other times are quite quick. I almost filmed some in real time because I was curious about this - I did some 2 second exposure time lapses so these are more similar to real time. Check out my other vid on this topic to see them.

Don't build it up too much! I'm on the road and much too busy to do something ridiculously awesome.

Yet I live in NYC and cant even see the stars at night Lmao

@benrich9764

7 жыл бұрын

tell everyone to turn the damn lights off.

@88Mrlucky

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty Much 😂!

@AustGamingAG

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Rich true from space New York looks like Christmas

@meinbuch9458

7 жыл бұрын

Raghav Inder Ever heard of light pollution??

@anniemedicalmassage

3 жыл бұрын

That sucks. I live in Hawaii and I see more stars than I know what to do with.. lol

we were outside - it warmed up towards the end of our stay, especially during the day

@simanolastname2399

3 жыл бұрын

Holy - only two likes!

The earth protects us so much and we have no appreciation. We act like we deserve this planet, as if it were given to us. When in fact it's the opposite. I believe we can preserve this planet for many many millennium if we treat it as a home and not as if it's a spring break getaway.

@gasburgy8532

9 жыл бұрын

If we survive on it, we deserve it

@RoseAlice523

9 жыл бұрын

Gasburgy Sure, so it provides us with everything we need to exist and survive and then we abuse its resources, distribute them unevenly, pollute it, kill other species just for the fun of it, and we deserve it ? If the Earth could think and act, it would have eradicated the man kind a while ago.

@wirzardofmagic701

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Smits ehmm we humans are basicly the only animal who can do thath and if a fox can do this too he would do it

@bitchard215

9 жыл бұрын

Do you speak for all fox's or just the fox's bent on world domination?

@Tracequaza

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Smits Your topic helped me make up a new word: Earthics. Also I think that we should take care of it, not just because of ethics but also because it would benefit us in the long run. Abusing resources and focusing on stupid things like war will hinder our progress, and if we don't give enough research to, let's say stopping meteorite collisions with Earth, we won't live many millenia, so you do have a point. If you don't care about ethics, there's enough logical reason. Some humans are just kind of dumb, sadly.

Yeah, this is not my editing but I appreciate your feedback...

And 11 years later, just on time, I got to witness this spectacular show from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK.

3. They didn't so much change colour - green/yellow was very common, and sometimes you could see red/purple tips higher up.

Wonderful. I remember seeing the aurora borealis when we lived in northern North Dakota from 1962 to 1964. From the green and yellow curtains on the northern horizon to drifting, shifting clouds of pink all the way to the southern horizon. I'm glad you're looking into the phenomenon with both a scientist's point of view and as someone who appreciates the majesty of the spectacle.

Lol I’m in Wasilla/Big Lake right now in Alaska. I’m a born and raised Alaskan and can I just say the Northern Lights never gets old 🥰

Wow. The northern lights are just awesome! I live in Michigan, like lower Michigan. And we've seen them here in the past year, but, I always miss them. It must be awesome to go up to Alaska where they're almost always around.

I wonder why he decided to go see the aurora borealis when he can see the aurora australis from australia

6 жыл бұрын

macgibbon You can't see the Aurora Australis from Australia. "Australis" just means "Southern". He'd have to go a little farther, because auroras only occur in the Arctic/Antarctic Circles.

Auroral activity varies on an approximate 11 year cycle. They are most visible in the winter at high latitudes due to longer nights. We are currently at our peak in this cycle, and as a local Fairbanks resident, I usually see these once every other week during the winter (or more if I use the geophysical info from UAF to plan sightings) . Greenish blue is the most common color, the source being nitrogen and oxygen ions in our atmosphere. Reds are more rare but often visible.

That video was so awesome. It's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing.

I would love to see this done with one of those virtual reality 360 cameras.. the entire video you could look around as you slowly climb to 100,000 feet.. then imagine the fall!

Everything you do is ridiculously awesome!!

this was very well produced, and such an interesting project! wish I had the opportunity to do stuff like this when i was in school

Fantastic work! Thanks for share with us this wonder of nature en our planet !

This video is awesome

Can we all agree that GoPros are amazing.

Something I've been wondering for a while, Derek is from Australia--born, raised, and schooled--but he sounds American/Canadian. I'm just curious why that is.

@blurryimage4585

10 жыл бұрын

anyway, he speaks French

@mariacovasneanu1517

10 жыл бұрын

Born in Australia, raised in Canada and then moved back to Australia, according to his bio on Wikipedia :)

@Crazy_Diamond_75

10 жыл бұрын

Maria Covăsneanu Ooooh, that explains it then :D Thanks!

This is on my bucket list great idea!

thanks for uploading this

All balloon launches are reported to aviation authorities beforehand so air traffic is aware and conflicts can be avoided.

Awesome video

Amazing.

Can't wait for the 100th video! It is going to be epic!!!

Very awesome!

this is really awesome

Omg I love this. I've always wanted to do this. I love Ben Logmier, I'm totally saving up to make one of these, but to do it over the auroras is so magical. This is my dream, I hope oneday I can do it too. Thank you so much for posting this.

Wow so beautiful

thank you for uploading, you make me love physics even more.

Amazing! And some crazy camera angels :D

I actually like the music, great video great music!

Touch it, lick it, smell it You what?

@ARCoventry

8 жыл бұрын

+Brad Hawkins I know right! I love it when scientist talk dirty hahah

@meinbuch9458

7 жыл бұрын

Brad Hawkins 😂😂😂😂

just shake your heady vigorously as you watch the video, it's a similar effect. I'll see if I can put it on 2veritasium, so look out for it there.

@blackfish16

3 жыл бұрын

I did this and I'm dizzy and confused

Dude you should do some documentaries! It was a joy to watch!

that's spectacular

that was a pretty epic video

we need to try this again with modern gear and a 4k gopro !

Wow, nice video!

How funny that you went from Australia to Alaska for this. Isn't anybody doing this in New Zealand to view the Aurora Australis? In any event, thanks for a unique view. It's been my goal since a small child to view this wonder in person.

For some small balloon users it already is, like the National Weather Service. They fly two weather balloons a day out of each station, so they save a lot of helium by using hydrogen instead. I haven't used it myself but from what I've seen the risk is overblown. If you're willing to handle gasoline, then hydrogen should be less dangerous as long as you work outside and are careful.

I refuse to believe that Principal Skinner's kitchen is that big.

100th video coming up. Anything special? By the way, thanks for the upload. It makes me so happy to see a bunch of scientists and students working on such projects.

Wow! Awesome vid. Keep it up! Been watching since gyroscopic procession. Destin sent me :)

amazing amazing amazing..

You should have traveled to south pole where it is closer to Australia. :P

inspiring!

Seriously...who the hell would dislike this?! I mean...you know what you're getting when you click. The title says it all, and the footage pays in dividends. What the hell?!

Interesting!

I personally thought the music was perfectly matched with the rest of the video, and provided a nice atmosphere for it.

Old school Veratasium 😍

Nice aurora behind camera :D

epic video

i think it's mostly because the actual atmosphere thins out thus leaving less pressure from all sides on the balloon and so it expands

Well, have a good time

*DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT SOUNDS FROM AN AURORA GENERATED NEAR GROUND LEVEL?* Neighbor said he and sister heard "snaps and crackles" generated near ground level! I find this more interesting than the aurora!

@EpicXXProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Gift That phenomenon is known as neutron decay. Thunderf00t demonstrated this inside of a nuclear reactor.

@robertgift

8 жыл бұрын

+556x45mm NATO Thank you. Are we exposing ourselves to anything deleterious by being outside when such snaps and crackels are heard? What is the mechanism for producing the sounds? Static electricity discharges? Fascinating!

@EpicXXProductions

8 жыл бұрын

Robert Gift I'll try and explain this as well as I can without getting too intensive. Protons and Neutrons are composed of "quarks" and the two different kinds of quarks are "up" and "down" quarks. Up quarks have a charge of positive 2/3 and down quarks have a charge of negative 1/3. Neutrons are composed of two down and one up quarks, equaling out to a neutral (0) charge. Protons are composed of two up and one down quark, equaling out to a charge of positive 1. When a neutron exists outside of an atom, it has a half-life of approximately 10 minutes. When it decays, a down quark converts to an up quark, producing a proton (hydrogen ion), an electron, a neutrino and about 1,000,000 electron volts of energy. So there is a chance of absorbing free electrons which would be a form of ionizing radiation. I've also read about gamma exposure up north but I'm not sure how accurate those claims were.

@robertgift

8 жыл бұрын

+556x45mm NATO Interesting. Thank you. I do not understand what the material arriving from the sun is nor why any sub atomic involvement.

@nalaqueenofthejungle

8 жыл бұрын

We saw the aurora in Chena Alaska last January and we never heard any sounds it made. But the lights were magical! We saw it two nights in a row, the second night's lights were the most beautiful as pink and purple colors were present in addition to the green.

You have a great narrator tone/voice. You should be hired by the discovery channel or something.

I believe the Aurora only really affects electronics when it becomes very strong, or when you are very close to it.

Nice

surround me you make my heart beat like the rain

YOU! I Had to leave work 20 mins ago and im still on youtube watching ur videos :( i can't leave they're so much intresting

I know your comments is quite old, but I'll still reply to it. I've seen northern lights many times, when travelling in Norway. My mother (who is a nature photographer) made this multimedia-show of the aurora, including mostly still pictures, but also some time lapses ... and attempts to recreate the movement realistically (which was quite difficult as you can't just film the lights, you need long exposures) /watch?v=QEQICTVRqfU There is nearly nothing as amazing as these lights!

This video could use an added description of EXACTLY what the final balloon footage you're looking at is... It appears to be all aurora, but it COULD be that you're looking at a general aurora shot to the left of the images that's being overlayed on the "shield" light pattern that's on the right.

music is ok since it's nice and fitting in

1. and 2. They are brighter and move faster when the sun is more active. I live in Lapland, Finland and I have seen only few times really bright (as bright as they are in some photographs). They enhance the lights in photographs a lot. But usually they are still very good looking even if just a bit dimmer. Just need to have clear skies to see them. 3. As Derek said, they are normally green/yellow but sometimes there is red/purple in the mixture.

Aurora is a amazing night glow

Glad I subbed... Bring on the science!

planes also made ocean liners obsolete, but cruise ships seam to be pretty popular anyway. my point is that, while Zeppelins are hopeless for point-to-point transport, they DO have potential for the tourist market. imagine slowly, & silently sailing over the grand canyon in a zeppelin with huge unobstructed windows versus a loud fast moving plane with small windows or a deafening loud helicopter?

You must not ever have played on a sunny, but snowy winter day outside. As long as you are not rolling in the snow you should be able to enjoy the clear crisp day in regular cloths. keep in mind there is not wind, too.

I think it was an emphasis on the work they put into it ;)

Quick googling suggests that air density at about 10km up would be equal to the density of helium at ground level. A rigid balloon wouldn't get that high though because of the weight of the balloon itself.

You must've felt cold interviewing with just the shirts :P

This made me BELIEVE.

it does, it's called aurora australis, meaning southern lights

The fact that earth has this invisible force field that is meant to shield and protect us is just another marvel of nature.

@cardboard_hat

Жыл бұрын

It's not to protect us Every planet has a magnetic field, it's literally a fundamental property of things

@Phillyhippie215

Жыл бұрын

@@cardboard_hat but it still blocks out harmful rays, and comets from hitting us. So it is to protect us.

I'm interested to know how far away from our planet the lights are still visible from. i think it would be spectacular to see them from directlyabove the north pole high in space (like further from that space station) so that you could see everything at once.

why can you see the camera in the night footage?

@RandomNullpointer

8 жыл бұрын

The balloon had headlights so that it could daze santa's deers

Thanks for the help I'm dong a report n Oslo, Norway

GOPRO HD DID A VIDEO ON THIS!! It's the same people and same occasion!!!

Did being in the area of the aurora affect the camera to make it blurry or was it just a blurry video to begin with? or were they even testing for that?

No to all questions. The earth's magnetic field is a function of the dynamics in the outer (liquid) core of the earth; it is not significantly affected by the sun. There is no mechanism to reverse the rotation of the earth (or any part of it) and very good reason to think that's impossible; look up "conservation of angular momentum" to see why.

Why didn't they use a higher quality camera? It looks gorgeous up there!

Woah

really good video. but the explanation of the Aurora lights was very brief could you please go into more detail?

We are doing a nice advertising for GoPro here!

Science needs more funding.

Funny you say that I have some Northern lights here as well (;

this video should be in 4k+60FPS!

In the movie THE LANGOLIERS the plane went through the aurora borealis. It went back in time ..So be careful.

@swagmaster2032

5 жыл бұрын

I am confused

How come the video of the lights at the end are so bad? You showed us just before very nice footage at high altitude. Were they photos mashed together in sequence?

Derek, which camera do you use to make your videos, generally? Is it a one man show or do you have a cameraman?

as far as i know there is light on the south too its called aurora australias. it would be nearer to you isn't it?

@kevinoneil4370

9 жыл бұрын

Hedgy there are but they are less significant.

@robertgift

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin O'Neil Why are they less significant? If northern hemisphere's summer when the northern hemiphere is tiltled toward the solar wind?

@kevinoneil4370

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Gift I don't know for sure, I know they are more famous but they might have better colors due to the fact that North is the primary magnetic direction, so the field goes around the earth from north to south making it stronger and more colorful there.

@robertgift

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin O'Neil Thank you, Kevin. I'd expect the magnetic poles to be equal in strength.

@kevinoneil4370

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Gift They might be, i'm not really sure.

I like how Derek talks to an american and makes him to convert feet to meters, the same seens in chat with Destin in video about Venus transit. And then he just writes an altitude in feet in the video title! Or is it intentionally just according to altitudes in aviation?

we have plenty of them here in finland atleast in northern finalnd

epic

thanks! it's good to see that people are finally overcoming the lingering prejudices from the Hindenburg disaster. to tell the truth, i don't see why we can't make safe airships with Hydrogen as the lifting gas. heck the Graf Zeppelin flew over a million miles during its accident free service life. i would hope we can do better than a 1927 design with our vastly improved technology. imagine how awesome a zeppelin would be for sightseeing!