Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in


Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in

Donovan and members of the Alberta Aurora Chasers Facebook group chatted following a talk at the University of Calgary with a NASA scientist and aurora borealis expert.


Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in

Chasing Steve is NOW AVAILABLE FOR OCULUS. For years, a group of aurora chasers across Alberta have been photographing a curious ribbon of purple and green light in their night skies. Extending for thousands of kilometres and appearing for just a few minutes to an hour at a time, these Alberta Aurora Chasers captured this celestial phenomenon.


Aurora chasers in Canada discover new type of northern lights named

Alberta Aurora Chasers. ·. Join group. WARNING: Aurora Chasing is known to cause nighttime insomnia and daytime drowsiness resulting from FOMO Syndrome (Fear Of Missing Out).


Alberta Aurora Chasers (AlbertaAurora) / Twitter

They formed a Facebook group called Alberta Aurora Chasers to share information about the best and brightest displays. A few years ago, some began to notice that Steve — a strip of light that.


Alberta Aurora Chasers Discover A New Night Sky Aurora Called 'Steve

Chasing your first aurora. Witnessing the aurora requires clear skies and a blanket of darkness. Add a basic understanding of solar winds (or a website like auroraforecast.com) and a dollop of luck, and the odds tick up.. Ratzlaff is an active member of the popular Alberta Aurora Chasers Facebook group. The community of beginners and experts share observations, tips and photos from successful.


Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in

2:14 Meet the Aurora Chasers in Alberta. WATCH: Aurora chasing is a fun, safe way to socialize with friends and there's been an increase in interest especially during the pandemic as people look.


The Aurora Chasers Fairbanks Northern Lights Viewing & Aurora

Meet the Aurora Chasers in Alberta. October 26, 2021. Aurora chasing is a fun, safe way to socialize with friends, and there's been an increase in interest, especially during the pandemic as.


The story and science behind a new type of aurora called 'Steve'

The University of Alberta has an aurora watch email list that sends out alerts related to the. STEVE has a connection to Alberta as it was aurora chasers in this province who photographed the.


Eerie sky glow is unknown' to science Fox News

Alberta Aurora Chasers captured STEVE in April in British Columbia, Canada. STEVE is the narrow ribbon of white-purple hues overhead, and the vibrant green light on the right is an aurora located.


Banff's Aurora Chasers Explore Magazine

Naming "Steve". For years, the Alberta Aurora Chasers, an intrepid group of sky gazers scattered across western Canada, have been documenting a curious ribbon of purple and green light in the night skies when out photographing the Northern Lights. Extending for hundreds to thousands of kilometers and appearing for 20 minutes to an hour at a.


Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in

An aurora borealis spotted north of Edmonton on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Courtesy: Kyle Tremblay. "Oh. My. God. Oh my God!" he said over and over while taking photos of the sky in Alcomdale, a.


Scientists finally solve mystery of weird auroralike lights in the sky

In early 2016 the Alberta Aurora Chasers began forming a relationship with the Aurorasaurus citizen-science project, aiding in the effort to gather real-time data about aurora sightings. When Aurorasaurus founder Liz MacDonald (NASA Goddard) came to speak with our community, she introduced us to Eric Donovan (University of Calgary, Canada)..


Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in

A strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (STEVE) captured by Alberta Aurora Chasers at Circle Lake in British Columbia on 11 May 2018. The dynamic green aurora is seen in the distant north.


Alberta Aurora Chasers Logo Digital Art by Chris Ratzlaff Fine Art

Media. Pinned Tweet. Alberta Aurora Chasers. @AlbertaAurora. ·. Jan 1. 2022 Community Review It's great at the end of the year to look back at how our community has grown. -In 2022, we hit an important milestone: our community is now 10 years old! -In the last 12 months, our community has grown by 26%, to over 174,000 members today!


Alberta Aurora Chasers

"Managing" a large community of citizen scientists can be a pretty big challenge. But, really, the Alberta Aurora Chasers community is encouraged to self-manage, and it runs like a well-oiled machine. Involvement from our community in citizen science efforts is often fairly ad-hoc, without any need for management. Our passion is the.


Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta ‘It’s like nothing else in

Seasoned aurora chaser Chris Ratzlaff, who helps run the Alberta Aurora Chasers Facebook group, produced a map of visibility for the Kp index across Canada. (Submitted by Chris Ratzlaff)

Scroll to Top