An onlooker gazes up at the spectacular northern lights display on May 10, 80 kilometres from Airdrie, Alta. There is a chance for more northern lights this week.
The sun has been very active over the past few days, which means that, if all goes well, Canadians may once again see the night sky erupt in a multitude of colours.An onlooker gazes up at the spectacular northern lights display on May 10, 80 kilometres from Airdrie, Alta. Recent solar activity means there is a chance for more northern lights this week. If all goes well, Canadians may once again see the night sky erupt in a multitude of colours.
When this happens, the sun's surface is pockmarked with sunspots, cooler areas that have complicated magnetic fields. When these magnetic fields get entangled they can burst free, resulting in a solar flare. Over the weekend, the sun produced several mid-class M-flares and two CMEs, both of which are heading our way.
"Leading up to May 10, we had several X-flares," Ratzlaff said. "So the difference is quite notable, in that here we're dealing with a large volume of flares, as opposed to a couple of fairly large flares." If you'd like to increase the chances of seeing the northern lights, the first thing is to keep abreast of the forecast. You can visit websites such asTo see them, it's best to get to a "dark-sky" location, away from city lights. As Ratzlaff said, "If you can see the stars, you can see aurora."
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