Northern lights

The sky put on quite the show for a couple travelling the Coquihalla overnight. Matt Flores and his wife were driving from Vancouver to Kelowna overnight ...

Matt Flores and his wife were driving from Vancouver to Kelowna overnight when they stopped in Merritt for a rest just after midnight. “To put into perspective how strong the northern lights were tonight, the photo was captured using a phone, and yet still so vibrant and amazing,” Matt said. The sky was lit up in green streaks above Merritt, and Matt captured a photo of the brilliant display.

“I set up at Spanish Banks around 11:30 pm and stayed till about 12:45 am,” Leigh told Daily Hive. He posted three timelapse sequences composed of 100, 120, and ...

He’s also had some success with astrophotography around Squamish and Whistler. In the third sequence, you can really see the glowing green of the northern lights. He posted three timelapse sequences composed of 100, 120, and 55 photos each.

Using a night sky cell phone application, I had been watching for forecasts of strong aurora borealis over the past few weeks, and this Labour Day weekend ...

Find yourself a very dark sky away from any large communities and light pollution, and let your eyes get accustomed to the lack of light. If you have some time to get out under the night skies, and the clouds stay away, the aurora forecast remains strong for the next several nights, including tonight. We need your support!

From New Hampshire to Michigan to Washington, auroras were created by a stream of solar wind hitting Earth.

That is a common phrase being uttered Sunday morning across Southern Manitoba after one of the most stunning displays of Aurora Borealis many have ever seen.

The particularly colourful event is being attributed to what's described as a coronal-hole in the Sun's atmosphere. That has opened a gap in our Sun's magnetic field, which in turn, is allowing more Solar wind to escape from the star's corona. The pictures in the gallery below were taken between 2 a.m.