I've only seen aurora once, in downtown Minneapolis ca. 1994? It was so amazing that it was visible in such a light-polluted space. Hope to see it again before I die (but tonight is not that night, super cloudy plus unfavorable latitude)
@inquiline I spent a year on a remote reserve in northern Canada. It's beautiful! There was a solar storm one night when we were making back and forth moving trips to and from the train station. A solid hour of watching this gorgeous green and purple band dance across the sky.
The local Cree lore is that these are spirits passing through, and if you whistle, they'll take you with them. So never whistle at the lights.