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Edmonton Weather

Condition: Distant Precipitation
Temperature: -3.4°C
Pressure: 101.8 kPa rising
Visibility: 19.3 km
Humidity: 77 %
Wind Chill: -9
Dewpoint: -6.8°C
Wind: W 18 km/h
Air Quality Health Index: N/A
Observed at: Edmonton Int'l Airport 11:00 PM MST Friday 27 January 2012
Courtesy of Environment Canada

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Univ. of Saskatchewan All Sky Image

Live (after dark) all sky image from the roof of the University of Saskatchwan. Click the image to visit their site for more information.

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Aurora Forecast

This website provides a real-time monitor of geomagnetic activity in the Edmonton area and offers a free email alert service to let you know if there may be aurora visible tonight. The current probability of witnessing an aurora tonight is:

19%

Current geomagnetic activity plots for the Edmonton region (and similar magnetic latitudes). Yesterdays information can be seen on the left, todays on the right. (Click on the image to enlarge).

Images from Jan 25th 2012

We've been sent pictures by our AuroraWatch subscribers of the events on January 25th. Thanks to Matt Melnyk and Taylor Bradshaw.
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Potential Aurora Ahead!

This weekend (21, 22 Jan) could be a good time for viewing Aurora. A CME has been released from the sun that should disturb the magnetosphere leading to some increased viewing opportunities!

For more information see, for example, this article on spaceweather.com

ISS time-lapse

Our own Kyle Murphy came across this fantastic time-lapse video shot from the International Space Station. This shows aurora seen from above, shot with a low light camera. The link can be found here http://vimeo.com/32001208. The images used were courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Centre, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth - eol.jsc.nasa.gov

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