Northern Lights - finally!

 

Finally, I caught a glimpse of the Northern Lights here in Fort Mac. It wasn't quite what I expected, but I'll take it, since it's the only one I've seen all winter. Apparently you can see some amazing light shows from here (there are even tours) but I haven't seen anything too spectacular from my back door yet - aside from this green rainbow.


Here's a few tid bits to make you smarter about northern lights:
~They are caused by collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere.
~They can be seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. They are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora australis' in the south.
~Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common.
If you want to know more, check out this page.