It may not quite be the Arctic, but Aurora Borealis sometimes use the skies over Edmonton, Alberta, latitude 53.5°, as their stage.

📷 @jessemartineau // #edmontonviews

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📷 @markjinksphoto // #edmontonviews

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Epic Aurora Borealis Over Downtown #Edmonton 💚 … Photo By @davey.carter … #yegblog #yeg_blog #yegdt #explorealberta #explorecanada #montreal #enjoycanada #imagesofcanada #tourcanada #toronto #exploretocreate #yegblogger #alberta #saskatchewan #thecreatorclass #visualsoflife #winipeg #yegphotographer #calgary #edmontonphotographer #edmonton #yegcity #yegen #aurora #northernlights

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Edmonton is conveniently placed to access the best of many worlds. We get this:

Twinkle, Twinkle. Gorgeous capture of evening in the city by @cgriffedm. #ExploreEdmonton #ExploreAlberta #ExploreCanada

A post shared by Edmonton Tourism (@exploreedmonton) on Jan 24, 2018 at 5:18pm PST

Light and life. Photo by @eddypretendin #yeggers . . . . . . # y e g g e r s #yeg #yeggers #igyeg #edmontonliving #exploreedmonton #yegdt #classicyeg #discoveralberta #travelalberta #justgoshoot #yegevents #agameoftones #thecreatorclass #explorecanada #illgrammers #createcommune #visualsoflife #explorealberta #canada #canadianphotography #agameoftones #moodygrams #theimaged #urbanandstreet #visualambassadors #streets_vision #gramslayers

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📷 @terrylawson // #edmontonviews

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Edmonton cityscape! Amazingly captured by @landos.photos ———————————————————————– . #yeglifestyle #yegliving #yegphotographer #alberta #cocktailphotography #alberta #yegphotography #edmontonfall #edmontonphotographer #saskatchewanriver #cityscape #yeg #Edmonton #inspiration #landscape #follow4follow #780 #love #edmontonliving #yeg #cityscape #repost #mycity #yeglife #photooftheday #downtownview #edmonton #downtown #citylife @travelalberta @alberta_ca #yegdt #yeglocal #winter @explorecanada @canada150

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📷 @paranoidandrooid // #edmontonviews

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"Currently on a hill, currently having fun." – @thesquir3 reporting from @edmfolkfest . . Tag us in your folk fest pics! . . . #edmontonfolkfest #edmonton #travelalberta #yegrivervalley #yeggers

A post shared by Edmonton River Valley (@edmontonrivervalley) on Aug 13, 2017 at 3:26pm PDT

Trail through trees 📷: @altabbaa_creations . . . . . #YEG #ExploreEdmonton #YEGrivervalley #YEGparks #YEGphoto #Edmonton #TravelAlberta #RiverValley #discoverAlberta #yegDT #IGyeg

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Have you been? 🌴🌴 #yegbeach . 📷: @bnmcintyre . . . . . #yegrivervalley #yeggers #yegdt #edmonton #travelalberta

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The daily river commute 📷: @rivervalleyprograms . . . . . #YEG #ExploreEdmonton #YEGrivervalley #YEGparks #YEGphoto #Edmonton #TravelAlberta #RiverValley #discoverAlberta #yegDT #IGyeg

A post shared by Edmonton River Valley (@edmontonrivervalley) on Jun 11, 2017 at 8:15am PDT

The River Valley is for families 🐤 📷: @lauriekindred . . . . . #YEG #ExploreEdmonton #YEGrivervalley #YEGparks #YEGphoto #Edmonton #TravelAlberta #RiverValley #discoverAlberta #yegDT #IGyeg #northsaskatchewanriver

A post shared by Edmonton River Valley (@edmontonrivervalley) on May 27, 2017 at 11:24am PDT

Ready for adventure 📷: @autumnridgebacksmom . . . . . #YEG #ExploreEdmonton #YEGrivervalley #YEGparks #YEGphoto #Edmonton #TravelAlberta #RiverValley #discoverAlberta #yegDT #IGyeg #northsaskatchewanriver

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Nearby, we also get this:

📷 @calsnape // #albertaviews

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It’s all about finding the Rocky to your Bullwinkle. Photo by @lukasfilms | #explorealberta

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Moraine Lake, Canada 🇨🇦 Credits to @tony.irving . . . . . #morainelake #canada #banff #alberta #banffnationalpark #mountains #landscape #wanderlust #canadianrockies #explorecanada #travelalberta #explore #landscapephotography #explorealberta #photography #imagesofcanada #beautiful #earthpix #ourplanetdaily #travelphotography #parkscanada #naturephotography #reflection #getoutside #rockymountains #stayandwander #travelcanada #hiking #lakemoraine #beautifuldestinations

A post shared by Mountainsphoto | ⛰ | 🇳🇱 (@mountainsphoto) on Jan 18, 2018 at 6:20am PST

📷 @everchanginghorizon // #albertaviews

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So close you might be able to reach for one of those stars. Photo by @kahliaprilphoto | #explorealberta

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@paulzizkaphoto <- Follow 📷 Tag an adventure friend! ——————— 🇨🇦 Use hashtag #justcanadathings_ for a chance to get featured #mylife #neverstopexploring #canada

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Did you know Jasper is the 2nd largest Dark Sky Preserve in the world? That means Jasper has made a special commitment to protect and preserve the night sky and to reduce or eliminate light pollution in all its forms.✨ Photo by: @dreamingandwandering #MyJasper #VentureBeyond

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📷 @tvardi // #albertaviews

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A spectacular display of the Northern Lights at Elk Island National Park. Photo by @shane_turgeon. #ExploreEdmonton

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Edmonton and Calgary both have symphony orchestras as well as many arts & culture festivals year round. Edmonton has the Citadel Theatre, hosts the International Fringe Theatre Festival every August, and now has a new downtown arena (Roger’s Place).

Want a pair of free tickets to this weekend’s concert of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2? Just like this post and tag a friend and you’ll be entered in to a draw! Winners will be notified by the end of the day. #musiciantakeover #freetix #empererconcerto #KrzysztofJablonski

A post shared by Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (@calgaryphil) on Jan 17, 2018 at 11:40am PST

Edmonton is North America’s northernmost city with a metropolitan population over one million (Wikipedia)

Knocking it around on the Pond this afternoon. Man it feels great to get some cool air between the ears… oh and the Coffey 7 Jersey made me play better… 😉😂😆 'nough said 😆

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Dreamy nights 😴 (📷: @christopherhonch) #edmontonliving

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📷 @markjinksphoto // #edmontonviews

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Winter nights 🌃 (📷: @leemarvin86) #edmontonliving

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