Spectacular aurora activity near Calgary
Dr. Robert Berdan, Calgary nature photographer and U of C assistant professor, took these remarkable photos about 2 a.m. on Aug. 6. At about 7 p.m. the evening before, an aurora alert was issued by the University of Alberta indicating there was a 70% chance of auroral activity in the southern prairies including Calgary. Berdan says, "I headed out at 10:30 p.m. to photograph the aurora and local thunderstorms and stopped on Township Road 252 near Cochrane and photographed the aurora until 2 a.m. Getting bright auroras this far south is a relatively rare event. However, the Aurora is nearing its 11 solar max."
Source: Calgary Herald
