Why can we see the Northern Lights in Vancouver? [Video]

Christoph Rondeau is a professional photographer and videographer based in Coquitlam. Even if it meant a late night, he wasn’t going to miss out on the rare chance to see the Aurora Borealis.

“It’s really light to the eye. And it really took a long exposure photo to really have it coming through,” said Rondeau, who took videos and photos overlooking Pitt River Thursday night.

“But even without that, you could still see it coming in waves and just the motion of and the look of it was pretty fantastic.”

Raj Chopra went to Burnaby Mountain Park, which saw large crowds well into the night and early morning.

“Slowly and gradually we reached there, though it was around 10 to 15 minutes of traffic jam,” said Chopra. “Lights were dancing red, green. I mean, it was a magical experience for me.”

A UBC Professor of Physics and Astronomy explained why …