Week of October 11 · Calgary
Aurora season is reopening
Summer nights at this latitude are finally getting dark enough for northern lights again. From now until spring, every clear night is a candidate, and autumn is statistically one of the best aurora seasons of the year. Worth scouting your north-facing spot now, before the first good storm.
equinox-season geomagnetic pattern (Russell-McPherron effect)
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That bright light is Saturn
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Nighthawks are streaming south
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Darner season, at full tilt
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A few slow meteors after supper
This is a small shower and knowing that is half the point. Under a truly dark sky you might see...
The elk have started bugling
From the first days of September the mountain valleys start to echo. Bull elk are in rut, and...
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