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cmyden · 09-09-2011, 10:33 PM

Online tools to monitor northern light activity around Calgary:

K-index from the NOAA
- http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html
- the index usually needs to be 7ish or higher for a chance of seeing the lights as far south as Calgary.

Spaceweather for the Southern Prairies
- http://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/sr-1-e...uthernprairies
- issues geomagnetic storm watches and forecasts

Aurora Watch Alberta
- http://corona-gw.phys.ualberta.ca/AuroraWatch/
- free email alert service to let you know if there's a decent chance of seeing the northern lights in Calgary

Twitter search
- https://twitter.com/#!/search/realti...within%3A100km
- a real-time way of checking to see if there's any northern lights reported in the sky by anyone within 100km of the Calgary area

09-09-2011, 10:33 PM	#1
cmyden Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2007 Exp:	Any northern lights tonight? Online tools to monitor northern light activity around Calgary: K-index from the NOAA - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html - the index usually needs to be 7ish or higher for a chance of seeing the lights as far south as Calgary. Spaceweather for the Southern Prairies - http://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/sr-1-e...uthernprairies - issues geomagnetic storm watches and forecasts Aurora Watch Alberta - http://corona-gw.phys.ualberta.ca/AuroraWatch/ - free email alert service to let you know if there's a decent chance of seeing the northern lights in Calgary Twitter search - https://twitter.com/#!/search/realti...within%3A100km - a real-time way of checking to see if there's any northern lights reported in the sky by anyone within 100km of the Calgary area __________________ Sign up for YYC Deals alerts if you want to be the first to know when I post a deal! Flight deals from other cities: Vancouver - Edmonton - Saskatoon - Regina - Winnipeg - Toronto - Montreal - Ottawa - Halifax Last edited by cmyden; 03-11-2012 at 03:59 AM.