Jasper National Park Northern Lights
These were taken between midnight and two am.
Jasper national park northern lights. Marvel at snow capped mountain ranges frozen wonderlands and the elusive northern lights on this guided canadian rockies adventure through edmonton peace river jasper banff and calgary. Jasper national park is further north and is also a designated dark sky preserve but banff also has plenty of places where you can view the night sky without interference from electric lights. Jasper national park is further north and is also a designated dark sky preserve but banff also has plenty of places where you can view the night sky without interference from electric lights. Km of wilderness around stargazing at jasper can be a great experience.
At 11 000 square kilometres jasper national park is the world s largest accessible dark sky preserve and the host of the annual jasper dark sky festival. The northern lights are occasionally seen in both areas. Canadian rockies northern lights intrepid travel us. This park is the second largest in the world.
Jasper gets northern lights from time to time and i got to capture these images up at patricia lake. See the northern lights for yourself in the jasper dark sky preserve at the dark sky festival this october. Every october astronomers of any level can enjoy this natural wonder and take part in guided stargazing planetarium experiences and photography workshops. The interaction with oxygen causes the green colour while nitrogen will create blue or red.
Jasper national park dark sky preserve is one of the best aurora borealis spots in alberta thanks to its beautiful scenery and the absence of light pollution. What s an a name. Not as colorful as i had hoped but i probably did not wait late enough. The road was way too busy to avoid light pollution but did manage to capture some images.
Aurora comes from the latin word for sunrise or dawn while borealis refers to a north wind. The northern lights are occasionally seen as far south as 35 north in north america that latitude touches the southernmost point of nevada us so jasper s 53 gives it regular auroras but not as common as the far north. It is also the largest accessible preserve meaning there are restaurants and hotels for travelers.