Would you like to see the 'Northern Lights', or Aurora Borealis? The experience of seeing the unearthly colours, and even hearing the heavenly sound, of the Aurora in the night sky above a snowy Arctic wilderness is on many a bucket list. But how, and where, can you see this phantasmargorical phenomenon? We've got some suggestions... but before that what

are the northern lights?

The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. They are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora australis' in the south..

Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported. The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.

1. Norway

Best Viewing Locations : Tromso,Alta,Svalbard,Fik

2. Scotland

Best Viewing Locations :Aberdeen,Isle of skye,Northern Highlands,Dunnet Head





3. Sweden

Best Viewing Locations : jukkasjärvi,Kiruna,Abisko,Swedish Lapland





4. Finland

Best Viewing Locations : Luosto, Nellim, Utsjoki, Ivalo, Kakslauttanen





5. Iceland

Best Viewing Locations :Pingvellir National Park,most of the country



6. Canada

Best Viewing Locations : Calgary, Ontario, Yukon Territory, Manitoba



7. Russia









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