Bohemian opinion (1570) Finnish opinion (northern lights (aurora borealis) = ”revontulet” which is ”fires of fox”)
Kuvat: Vera Nevanlinna
Kuva: Jouni Jussila
When ? Systematic observations by Finnish Met. Institute since 70’s Heikki Nevanlinna % of the whole year July May Polar circle to Arctic Sea Southern Finland to Arctic Sea
Probability in Europe Latitude RomeLevi % in dark nights
How often right now here? Every second night!
Why to waste money? Why not to fund more flux towers? Space weather
More – – ” Ajattelen juuri parhaillaan revontulia. Ei voi tietää ovatko ne olemassa vai näkyvätkö ne vain. Kaikki on hyvin epävarmaa ja juuri se tekee minut hyvin levolliseksi.” Tuu-tikki Tove Janssonin kirjassa Taikatalvi Adopted from Tove Jansson’s book: ”I’m thinking auroras at the moment. You can’t know whether they exist or whether they are only visible. Everything is very uncertain and that makes me very relaxed.”