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Top 10 Places To See The Northern Lights

Top 10 Places To See The Northern Lights
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Every traveler's bucket list should include viewing the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, one of nature's most spectacular phenomena. And while scientists predicted that December 2013 would be the peak of the current solar cycle, and thus the best time to see the northern lights, recent celestial activity suggests that this winter will offer plenty of viewing opportunities as well, with earlier-than-expected sightings in August as far south as the United Kingdom. The viewing season typically lasts until March, and ideal viewing conditions are crisp, cold, clear, and cloudless skies in locations with little light. If you want to catch nature's most impressive light show, head to one of these ten destinations near the Arctic. And if you want to capture the astonishing sights, check out our top tips for photographing the northern lights.

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SWEDEN
Lola Akinmade Akerstrom / imagebank.sweden.se/Best Viewing Locations: Kiruna, Abisko, Swedish LaplandThe area around Abisko in Swedish Lapland is scientifically proven to be an ideal viewing spot due to a unique microclimate. Close to Abisko National Park, the dark winter night is perfect for watching the night sky. The 43-mile-long Torneträsk Lake helps create the infamous "blue hole of Abisko," a patch of sky that remains clear regardless of the surrounding weather patterns.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Sweden Travel Guide
FINLAND
Courtesy of Visit Finland / Jorma LuhtaBest Viewing Locations: Luosto, Nellim, Utsjoki, Ivalo, KakslauttanenHead to Luosto in Northern Finland to the Hotel Aurora where, upon arrival, you’ll be handed an "Aurora Alarm" that beeps whenever the northern lights appear. (In the nearby town of Sodanklya, the Northern Lights Research Center relays the signal to the hotel.) On chilly, cloudless nights, you’re also bound to catch the lights shimmer in the skies over the town of Nellim, close to Lake Inari, Finland’s third-largest lake.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Finland Travel Guide
ICELAND
Northern Lights by Diana Robinson CC BY-ND 2.0Best Viewing Locations: Þingvellir National Park, most of the countryLeave the bustling nightlife of the capital city and head out into the wide open plains of Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO Heritage Site where the North American and Eurasian continental plates meet to cause a rift valley. Unlike other countries where you can see aurora borealis, in Iceland, you can spot them from almost anywhere in the countryas long as you’re outside Reykjavik.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Iceland Travel Guide
RUSSIA
Pavelvasenkov | Dreamstime.comBest Viewing Locations:Murmansk, Siberia, Kola PeninsulaIn Northern Russia, you’ve got a good chance of seeing aurora borealis. The Kola Peninsula’s proximity to the northern lights viewing zone also makes it a key area, and the town of Murmansk is a popular base to stay in—if you can handle the below freezing temperatures of a typical Siberian winter.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Russia Travel Guide
ALASKA
Aurora Borealis by Beverly CC BY 2.0Best Viewing Locations:Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali, the YukonAlaska’s location within "the zone" means you’re almost guaranteed to see spectacular light displays. Be sure to move further away from city lights of Fairbanks into the region’s vast wilderness areas of Denali and the Yukon.Insider Tip: Check the University of Alaska’s aurora forecast to help schedule your viewing trip.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Alaska Travel Guide
CANADA
Frozen Aurora by The Aurora Hunter CC BY-ND 2.0Best Viewing Locations:Calgary, Ontario, Yukon Territory, ManitobaAreas around pristine Lake Superior in Ontario and Northern Canada’s tundra backcountry are prime viewing spots. Head to the town of Whitehorse within the Yukon Territory to best see the swirling lights. Sometimes, the glowing sky can be seen as far south as the American border, but stick to Canada’s vast wilderness for your front-row seats.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Canada Travel Guide
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Strahildimitrov | Dreamstime.comBest Viewing Locations:Tromsø, Alta, Svalbard, FinnmarkThe northern town of Tromsø teems with aurora borealis activity when those extended summer days are long gone. Its location above the Arctic Circle makes it one of the top places in the world to view shimmering green lights. The town also boasts the world’s most northerly university, brewery, and planetarium. As an alternative, you can cruise Norway’s fjord-lined coast aboard a Hurtigruten ship and get wake-up calls to head out on the deck when the lights appear.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Norway Travel Guide
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Ykumsri | Dreamstime.comBest Viewing Locations: Kulusuk, AmmassalikGreenland remains a final frontier for the average traveler and its interior ice remains the optimal viewing location. However, more accessible areas south and east provide equally good viewing opportunities. You can see the northern lights from most parts of the country, similar to Iceland.
SCOTLAND
Aurora over Bute by Mark CC BY-SA 2.0Best Viewing Locations:Aberdeen, Isle of Skye, Northern Highlands, Dunnet HeadThe British Isles are known for stormy, foggy, and cloudy weather—not exactly ideal conditions for observing the sky. But on those rare occasions when thick cloud covers break momentarily during dark winter months, you’ve got a good chance of witnessing the display in parts of Scotland's north.Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Scotland Travel Guide

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Northern Lights Photos By Yuichi Takasaka
British Columbia(01 of71)
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An aurora borealis is reflected in British Columbian waters on September 6, 2010. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="21" data-vars-position-in-unit="48">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Banff National Park(02 of71)
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Quadrantid meteors streak across the sky above Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, in 2009. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="20" data-vars-position-in-unit="47">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Yellowknife(03 of71)
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This digitally fused panorama was captured from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, and includes the Pleiades open cluster of stars just to the upper right of the Moon. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="19" data-vars-position-in-unit="46">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Yellowknife(04 of71)
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Yuichi Takasaka was leading a group tour in March 2014 when they saw a massive fireball explode overhead. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="18" data-vars-position-in-unit="45">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
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Yuichi Takasaka was leading a group tour in March 2014 when they saw a massive fireball explode overhead. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="17" data-vars-position-in-unit="44">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
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Yuichi Takasaka was leading a group tour in March 2014 when they saw a massive fireball explode overhead. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="16" data-vars-position-in-unit="43">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
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To compose the picture, many short exposures were digitally combined to follow the concentric star trail arcs while including the greenish auroral curtains also known as the Northern Lights. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="42">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
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Prosperous Lake, near Yellowknife, with the harvest moon shining from the left side of the frame. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="41">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Alaska(09 of71)
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Green auroras sweep across the night sky above Fairbanks, Alaska. A bright streak — possibly a meteor — was also captured in the frame. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="40">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Sugar Lake, B.C.(10 of71)
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Star trails swirl through candy-colored auroras over Sugar Lake, B.C.This long-exposure picture illustrates how stars seem to rotate around what's known as the celestial north pole, an imaginary point in the sky closest to the star Polaris—the dot of light at top left—that seems to intersect the Earth's axis of rotation. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="39">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Yukon(11 of71)
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As seen through a fish eye lens, a green aurora arcs above northwestern Canada's Yukon Territory.Taken at midnight, the picture also shows stars trailing around the north celestial pole — the point in the sky around which all the stars observed from the Northern Hemisphere rotate. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="38">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Yellowknife(12 of71)
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Hidden Lake Territorial Park near Yellowknife. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="37">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Alaska(13 of71)
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Fairbanks, Alaska. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="36">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
British Columbia(14 of71)
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A total lunar eclipse sequence looking southwest down Kalamalka Lake toward the lights of Coldstream, British Columbia. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="35">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
Vancouver, B.C.(15 of71)
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A Perseid Meteor Shower captured over Vancouver in 2008. Two of the two-second frames shot over 93 minutes captured the flash of a Perseid fireball as it tracked across the top of the field of view. (credit:<a href="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yuichi Takasaka" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.blue-moon.ca/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="34">Yuichi Takasaka</a>)
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Over Vancouver(16 of71)
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These shots of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) were taken on Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 in Vancouver and Burnaby, B.C. by Natasha Wheatley, aka The Aurora Hunter. (credit:<a href="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Natasha Wheatley" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="33">Natasha Wheatley</a>)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Natasha Wheatley" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="31">Natasha Wheatley</a>)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Natasha Wheatley" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="30">Natasha Wheatley</a>)
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Over Vancouver(19 of71)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Natasha Wheatley" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="29">Natasha Wheatley</a>)
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Over Vancouver(20 of71)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Natasha Wheatley" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="28">Natasha Wheatley</a>)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" target="_blank" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Natasha Wheatley" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9f02cfe4b03a1dcca22fe0" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.theaurorahunter.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="27">Natasha Wheatley</a>)
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Northern lights spotted over downtown Edmonton. (credit:Twitter, @wallytee )
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Aurora Borealis outside of Fort Saskatchewan (credit:Twitter, @adolwyn )
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Northern lights over Edmonton. (credit:Twitter, @CocoFemmeFatale)
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Even with bright moon light and city lights one could still observe the Aurora Borealis over Calgary 10:30pm Sept 30. (credit:Twitter, @matthewbrucker)
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Even with bright moon light and city lights one could still observe the Aurora Borealis over Calgary 10:30pm Sept 30. (credit:Twitter, @DRBlend)
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Even with bright moon light and city lights one could still observe the Aurora Borealis over Calgary 10:30pm Sept 30. (credit:Twitter, @astrogeo)
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