Another spectacular aurora borealis lights up Alberta sky
Global News
For the second time in less than a month, a vivid aurora borealis sent purple, pink, teal and green hues dancing and shimmering across the night sky in Alberta.
There will likely be some sleepy but satisfied aurora chasers across Alberta on Thursday, after the astronomical phenomenon put on a spectacular show overnight.
While most of the world slept, a vivid aurora borealis sent purple, pink, teal and green hues dancing and shimmering across the sky.
The sight of northern lights reduced adults to gleeful children.
“Oh God, are you you filming this?!?” Kyle Tremblay exclaimed in a video sent to Global News.
“Oh. My. God. Oh my God!” he said over and over while taking photos of the sky in Alcomdale, a hamlet about 35 minutes north of Edmonton in Sturgeon County.
“Never seen something this crazy!” he said when sending in his photos.
The lights are created by charged particles that emanate from the sun, move through space and hit the Earth’s atmosphere, according to Frank Florian, the director of planetarium and space sciences at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton.
Albertans who want to receive a heads up on northern lights can sign up for AuroraWatch email alerts.