Dazzling light show in the night sky The northern lights danced across the night sky in Alberta for hours Monday. CTV News Edmonton’s Ryan Harding reports.
EDMONTON — Northern lights danced across the Edmonton region Monday night.
The show started around 10:30 p.m.
CTV News viewers in northeast Edmonton and Strathcona County shared these pictures of the vibrant green aurora borealis.
Northern lights, Edmonton, Oct. 11 2021 Aurora borealis were visible in Alberta's capital city on Thanksgiving, Oct. 11, 2021. (Credit: Kaylee Laventure) Northern lights, Edmonton, Oct. 11 2021 Aurora borealis were visible in Alberta's capital city on Thanksgiving, Oct. 11, 2021. (Credit: Anika Wong) northern lights, Edmonton, Oct. 11, 2021 Aurora borealis were visible in Alberta's capital city on Thanksgiving, Oct. 11, 2021. (Credit: Brandi Dedeluk in Strathcona County) northern lights, Edmonton, Oct. 11, 2021 Aurora borealis were visible in Alberta's capital city on Thanksgiving, Oct. 11, 2021. (Credit: Brandi Dedeluk in Strathcona County) Northern Lights, Edmonton, Oct. 11, 2021 Aurora borealis were visible in Alberta's capital city on Thanksgiving, Oct. 11, 2021. (Credit: Michelle Richard)
No better way to spend Thanksgiving night by giving thanks to lady aurora for putting on a magical show in the sky tonight around 11:00PM MDT when she went G2 strength. Photos taken from Chain Lakes east of Morningside, Alberta. #ABStorm#StormHour#NorthernLights#Aurorapic.twitter.com/gwxcqPGDEG
Auroras are caused by solar wind in the magnetosphere, which results in the collision between gas particles in the earth’s atmosphere and charged particles from the sun’s atmosphere.
