Northern lights streaming on web

By News Staff

Posted Sep 21, 2010 5:26 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

You can now check out the Northern Lights without leaving your house.

The Canadian Space Agency has started streaming live images of the beautiful phenomenon with the AuroraMAX project.

The project is a University of Calgary initiative, along with the City of Yellowknife and Astronomy North.

The cameras went online Monday night.

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