While it is universally understood that there is no replacing the experience of witnessing the Northern Lights in person, we truly appreciate the folks at Sunshine Village Ski Resort in Alberta, Canada who placed a webcam pointed at the skies over the Canadian Rockies so anyone from anywhere around the world can tune in during Aurora Borealis events and watch the show.
Predicting the probability of Aurora Borealis depends on geomagnetic activity, clear skies, and darkness. There is a moderate aurora possible tonight and the next few days in Alberta so perhaps the skies will light up on the webcam tonight. Here are a few resource for real-time monitoring of geomagnetic activity, which produces Aurora Borealis:
–https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/auroral-activity/aurora-forecast.html
–https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
Remember, Aurora can ramp up quickly with 30-60 minute warnings so you may just have to get lucky. Fingers crossed you get to see a display like the one below captured at Sunshine Village on January 20th
