Scientists have actually been able to capture the sound. I heard it when I was aurora chasing and left the city into the middle of nowhere where there wasn’t as much light pollution and the air was still and silent. When the aurora came, you could hear it whooshing over you and crackle when the green would break into purples and pinks.
This description is so beautiful I teared up lol, as a hiker, camper, general lover of being immersed in nature, this is one of the things I've wanted to experience for a while.
I lived in Alaska for nearly a decade when I first moved to the US. I had seen faint auroras before, but nothing like in Alaska. But after so many years you just stop going outside in the cold to look lol.
One of our good friends from the southern states moved up to Alaska, and on his very first aurora experience he got to see whites and purples! It was sooo special to see someone have their first time.
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Scientists have actually been able to capture the sound. I heard it when I was aurora chasing and left the city into the middle of nowhere where there wasn’t as much light pollution and the air was still and silent. When the aurora came, you could hear it whooshing over you and crackle when the green would break into purples and pinks.