Northern Lights visible over Calgary March 28 to 30
A solar storm is producing bright Northern Lights across Northern and Western Canada this month.
Last night social media was ablaze with pictures and notifications of the aurora over Alberta.
#Calgary, the sky is lit! #auroraborealis storm has hit. Almost entire sky is glowing. Corona overhead. @tweetaurora @TamithaSkov 4:15 am
— Calgary RASC (@CalgaryRASC) March 27, 2017
A Panoramic from last night west of Forestburg AB #aurora #northernlights #teamtanner @dartanner @TamithaSkov @mikesobel @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/OWijeJrkgC
— Theresa (Tree)Tanner (@treetanner) March 27, 2017
A little #Aurora action from last night. @ABBestphotos @AngelBrise67 @TheUmno @momchabear @altahunthelp @goeastofyeg pic.twitter.com/jtQIPzdhPw
— Images By Stan (@ImagesByStan) March 27, 2017
And luckily for us, it’s not over yet. The coronal hole on the sun is still producing strong solar winds across the northern hemisphere.
AURORAMAX ALERT • Observers in YT NT NU AB SK MB and northern BC ON QC NL NB be on alert for #auroras March 28-30, 2017. pic.twitter.com/Ab66cemyAn
— AuroraMAX (@AuroraMAX) March 28, 2017
Environment Canada says it’ll be partly cloudy over Calgary tonight, but tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29 should clear up and be a great night for stargazing.
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