I know we’re in the final days of summer, but if you’re planning a winter getaway, ponder this: Experiencing the aurora borealis, the northern lights, hit the top ten of almost every official travel bucket list, often in the number one spot. Today, we take you to two great places in Canada to catch this other-worldly phenomenon. Yes, you’ll learn a lot about the northern lights, but we’ve also dug a little deeper — uncovering how some amateur Alberta night sky watchers turned on their heads the science world that studies the aurora. Our award-winning producer, Lia Granger, has this fantastic story.

Special thanks to James Gray for our theme song music.