#alberta aurora

[spacettf]

curtain of light by James Anderson Via Flickr: As the earth entered into the sun's CME (coronal Mass Ejection) the Aurora ended up being so strong that it looked like I could reach out and touch it, I never seen the Aurora so bright and thick! This Aurora ended up being a G3 storm(out of 5) and was strong enough to be seen as far south as California. That is Mount Grotto in the foreground which stands at about 8500ft high(2,706m) Note that the big dipper is hiding in the aurora, I highlited the stars a bit so it would stand out a little more. Bow Valley Provincial Park, Kanansakis, Alberta

[spacettf]

Gap Lake Aurora by James Anderson Via Flickr: Another image from the awesome aurora on May 28th, the Northern Lights were strong this night and filled the sky to the horizon. The streaking nights are from a train passing by, I wonder if the train engineers notice the Northern Lights as they journey through some of the darkest areas of the Rocky Mountains? Gap Lake, Alberta

[mordake]

Alberta Aurora - Prairie Light - April 23/24, 2012 (by 2TM242)

On April 23/24, 2012 Earth experienced a G=3 geomagnetic storm. The Kp index, a measure of magnetic field, peaked at 6.33 out of a maximum of 9. The result of this disturbance created this Aurora event.