The Northern Lights were in full effect in Alberta over the weekend (PHOTOS)

The Northern Lights are on most people’s ‘must see’ bucket list.

And for some lucky skywatchers in Alberta and even within Calgary, the light show hit their own backyard this weekend.

See also

• 5 places to check out the Northern Lights from Calgary

The amazing natural phenomenon lit up the skies, as well as social media on Saturday night.

Calgarians were treated to an amazing light show around 2am on Sunday, May 28.

When you get out of your house at 2 am and see the Northern Lights ❤ . . . . . #captureyyc #dailyhiveyyc #calgary #alberta #auroraboreal #auroraborealis #northernlights #fantastic_universe #nightscaper #yyc

A post shared by Angie P. F. (@angieinthesky) on May 28, 2017 at 8:57am PDT

Like waves crashing on a beach! was insane!! #dreamcometrue #stunning #auroraborealis #calgary #alberta

A post shared by Kishan Soni (@kishan555) on May 28, 2017 at 6:39pm PDT

Mother Nature put on quite the show last night – she was dancing all over in a bright green dress. 👗 #northernlights #auroraborealis #aurorahunting #darksky #longexposurephotography #astrophotography #fujix100s #calgary #alberta #canada🇨🇦 #dailyhiveyyc #calgarybuzz #jeepwrangler #oiiiiiiio #jeeplife

A post shared by Dan (@dantracker) on May 28, 2017 at 9:06am PDT

It was magical… . . . . #captureyyc #dailyhiveyyc #calgary #alberta #auroraboreal #auroraborealis #northernlights #fantastic_universe #nightscaper #yyc #citynight

A post shared by Angie P. F. (@angieinthesky) on May 28, 2017 at 9:00am PDT

Incredible Aurora just outside Calgary tonight #night #aurora #northernlights #yyc #dailyhiveyyc #yycnow #yyctoday #canon #sigma #igers #photooftheday #canadiangeographic #canada150 #natgeo #travelalberta #explorealberta @weathernetwork @ctv_calgary

A post shared by Stuart Milliner (@stuartmilliner1) on May 28, 2017 at 5:08am PDT

This was the first time I was able to photograph the Northern Lights. It must be the most amazing spectacle I’ve ever seen ❤ . . . . . . . . . . #captureyyc #dailyhiveyyc #calgary #alberta #auroraboreal #auroraborealis #northernlights #fantastic_universe #nightscaper #yyc #night #nughtcolors #canada #amazing #aurora #longexposure #oh_canada #sky

A post shared by Angie P. F. (@angieinthesky) on May 28, 2017 at 12:34pm PDT

And around Alberta the views were even more spectacular.

I got home late, I was tired, but I pulled out my camera and tried to take some pictures of the amazing northern lights we had the other night. If I was more adventurous at this time and wasn’t so tired these prolly woulda been better but this works. #longexposure #canonphotography #northernlights #alberta

A post shared by Dylan Galey (@dylan_galey) on May 29, 2017 at 1:08am PDT

A solar storm was brewin’, so we went for a rip in the Jeep 🚙 #auroraborealis #northernlights #astrophotography #weownthenight #dailyhiveyyc #calgarybuzz #oiiiiiiio #jeepwrangler #calgary #alberta #canada🇨🇦 #longexposurephotography #fujix100s

A post shared by Dan (@dantracker) on May 28, 2017 at 3:41am PDT

Happy 150th Canada! So fortunate to live in this beautiful country. Beautiful night at Banff National Park! . . . . . #albertaaurorachasers #aurora #auroraborealis #auroraborealisnotifications #northernlights #worldaurora #ig_auroraborealis #ig_aurora #night_captures #nightphotography #night_shooterz #nightphotography_exclusive #longexposure #longexposure_shots #longexposure_photography #got_greatshots #ig_photostar #theskyvibess #greatnorthcollective #weownthenight #weownthenight_ab #ig_shutterbugs #allbeauty_addiction #igs_can #ig_great_shots_canada #ig_photography #canon6D #tamron1530

A post shared by Mayito Photography (@mayitophotography) on May 28, 2017 at 2:39pm PDT

Felt like I was in the Artic, but no! I only had to drive over an hour from Calgary to Banff National Park! . . . . . #albertaaurorachasers #aurora #auroraborealis #auroraborealisnotifications #northernlights #ig_auroraborealis #ig_aurora #night_captures #nightphotography #night_shooterz #nightphotography_exclusive #longexposure #longexposure_shots #longexposure_photography #got_greatshots #ig_photostar #theskyvibess #greatnorthcollective #weownthenight #weownthenight_ab #allbeauty_addiction #ig_great_shots_canada #ig_photography #all_shots #visioncamm #top_world_photo #dopeclickz #canadaparadise #splendid_xposure

A post shared by Mayito Photography (@mayitophotography) on May 28, 2017 at 2:46pm PDT

How does the sky look when there’s a G3 #auroraborealis storm dancing over a #mountain? It looks like this shot taken very early this morning from #twojacklake in #banffnationalpark . . . @explore.more #exploremore #exploretocreate #explorebanff #gameoftones #weathernetwork @weathernetwork #weownthenight #meanwhileinalberta #dailyhiveyyc #night_captures #pocket_nights #skyporn #wanderlust #modernoutdoors #pocket_reflection #insta_sky_reflection #ipulledoverforthis #explorealberta #visualart #art #thecanadiancollective #YYC #naturephotography #landscapelover

A post shared by imagineFOTO (@imaginefotobyebel) on May 28, 2017 at 5:41pm PDT

I felt like a wizard ✨ #northernlights #auroraborealis #aurorahunting #astrophotography #longexposurephotography #weownthenight #balzac #alberta #canada🇨🇦 #fujix100s #lightpainting #starrynight #dailyhiveyyc #calgarybuzz

A post shared by Dan (@dantracker) on May 28, 2017 at 10:08pm PDT

Lots of words, excited words, over and over. -me. . . #aurora #explorealberta #cypresshills

A post shared by Neil Zeller (@neil_zee) on May 28, 2017 at 8:53am PDT

Elkwater Lake was so in awe of the Northern Lights that it didn’t so much as have a ripple in it for 3 hours while we watched the lights. . . #aurora #cypresshills #elkwater #explorealberta #canoncanada #sharecangeo #wildlycreative

A post shared by Neil Zeller (@neil_zee) on May 28, 2017 at 1:00pm PDT

Aurora in the Rockies . . . . . #naturephoto #watchthisinstagood #artofvisuals #awesome_earthpix #landscape_captures #rsa_rural #natureaddict #nature_wizards #awesomeearth #yyc #travelalberta #explorecanada #nikonphotography #nikontop #focalmarked #canmore #canmorekananaskis #bowriver #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #urbanyeg #yeggers #yeg

A post shared by Russell Mann (@rmannphotography) on May 29, 2017 at 11:08am PDT