While there are many things to do in jasper one of the best activities is catching incredible dark skies which is perfect for viewing the northern lights.
Northern lights jasper national park canada.
In northern latitudes the effect is known as the aurora borealis or the northern lights named after the roman goddess of dawn aurora and the greek name for the north wind boreas by galileo in 1619 wikipedia.
Jasper national park also offers a wide range of camping options which makes it an ideal place for cosying up next to the campfire and getting mesmerised by the brilliantly lit sky with countless shining stars year round and the chance to see the northern lights too when conditions are right.
For starters it s a lot easier to get to with international flights arriving daily in nearby edmonton.
5 be open to the full jasper dark sky experience.
You can enjoy and find inspiration with our best pictures of the northern lights in canada in this gallery.
Km of wilderness around stargazing at jasper can be a great experience.
Best places to view northern lights in jasper.
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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.
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The aurora can be seen best at this time which is called magnetic midnight.
Every october astronomers of any level can enjoy this natural wonder and take part in guided stargazing planetarium experiences and photography workshops.
Although the aurora borealis might not be quite as common in jasper as it is in the northern reaches of the yukon and nunavut the national park has much more dark sky infrastructure in place.
Best northern lights images in canada.
This park is the second largest in the world.
All images were taken in yoho national park on the night of may 27th 2017 after receiving an alert about an unusual and sudden kp increase 7 8.
Jasper national park is the largest national park in the canadian rockies and is one of 17 designated canadian dark sky preserves.
It is also the largest accessible preserve meaning there are restaurants and hotels for travelers.
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.
Every september jasper national park empties out the pocketful of gold it s been hiding all year.