Northern Lights Show!!!

The NORTHERN LIGHTS were dancing away Tuesday and Wednesday night this week -- And many Manitobans and Canadians were outside, either taking it in, or snapping photographs. We can thank a powerful solar flare on the sun for causing the "aurora borealis"  - an event which hits earth with a burst of energy, causing air in the upper atmosphere to glow. Now -- we commonly see the Northern lights in Manitoba -- sometimes faintly, but every now and then, they appear. And those who live in NORTHERN Manitoba see it more often, and more vividly than we do... but WHY were they so bright this time around? The northern lights centre.ca says it's because of the INTENSITY of the solar flare, that pushed the northern lights, farther south. Northern light activity usually happens in 11-year cycles, meaning it may not be as visible in the next few years. Thanks to Ryan Bergan of Altona and Garry Shephard of Oak Hammock Marsh for snapping these great pictures!