How the solar maximum might help you catch a glimpse of the northern lights close to home
Astronomy enthusiasts might get a chance to view northern lights as we enter a period of solar maximum. It only happens every 11 years.
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![A lucky group of high school students witnessed the northern lights in Mont-Megantic Dark-Sky Reserve during the last solar maximum in 2014. Northern lights light up the sky in a park. They are green and yello and pink.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7067723.1703279763!/fileImage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/northern-lights-mont-megantic-do-not-reuse.png)
Astronomy enthusiasts might get a chance to view northern lights as we enter a period of solar maximum. It only happens every 11 years.