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British Columbians dazzled by northern lights this week
People in southwest B.C. were dazzled by the northern lights on Monday and Tuesday, and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there’s a good chance the aurora borealis will be visible again Wednesday night across much of B.C.
Good chance northern lights visible again on Wednesday: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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People in southwest B.C. were dazzled by the northern lights on Monday and Tuesday.
It comes after a series of solar flares were released, with the Earth just happening to be in the path of the radiation storm.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there’s a good chance the aurora borealis is again visible on Wednesday night throughout much of B.C.
Its aurora viewline webpage shows a high likelihood of an aurora borealis being viewable for nearly all of northern B.C. and Canada, with a somewhat lower chance further south in southwest B.C. and Metro Vancouver.
Here are some of the best pictures CBC News has received of the aurora borealis from the start of the week.
