Given the recent decline in solar activity and the increasingly short nights, the widely observed (and photographed) aurora this past weekend was a pleasant surprise.
Here is a selection of photographs submitted by SkyNews readers:
Composite photo shows three passes made by the International Space Station during the auroral display. (Malcolm Park) 
Auroral display at Elk Island, near Edmonton, Alberta. (Ray Wiens) 
Photographed from Jasper National Park, Alberta. )Warren Finlay) 
Aurora over Cumberland, Ontario. (Bill McMullen ) 
Northern Lights by Bill McMullen 
Above Cumberland, Ontario. (Bill McMullen) 
At Fingal, Ontario. (Dale Armstrong) 
From Penticton, British Columbia. (Gary Seronik) 
A view of the aurora with the International Space Station (linear streak at centre) near Peterborough, Ontario. (Rick Stankiewicz) 
Taken at 42 degrees north latitude near Merlin, Ontario. (Brian Thomas) 
From Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. (Krista Trinder) 
The aurora from Edmonton, Alberta. (James Barron) 
Shimmering aurora over the Prince George Centre Observatory in Prince George, British Columbia. (Dave McKenzie)
