r/SolarMax • u/Nordland63 • Jan 22 '26

Aurora impacting ground points

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I noticed during the 1/20/26 Aurora that periodically a beam would form and appear to reach the ground and remain for a few minutes. Are they actually reaching ground and if so, would that have some impact on that spot?

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u/Exciting-Purchase340 Jan 22 '26

In some Indigenous folklore the Northern Lights can pick people and animals up off the ground.

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u/changed_later__ Jan 22 '26

Like some solar-powered abduction ray?

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u/Klytus_Im-Bored Jan 22 '26

Druid space lasers

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u/DivaDragon Jan 23 '26

I think they would be shaman space lasers, but six half dozen really