Aurora Borealis or in layman’s term, the famous Northern Lights is a luminous phenomenon in the places of the Northern Hemisphere wherein the night sky is filled of colorful, neon colored lights.
These lights are the result of collided electrons in the upper part of the Earth’s atmosphere. The Northern lights in the northern states of US happens regularly during early morning winters. Satisfying viewers by painting the night sky with various shades of green, purple and blue, the northern lights happen because of high levels of solar activity. One of nature’s greatest phenomenon in which the night sky’s wondrous glow swirls giving people a heavenly image which is magical and ethereal.
As a traveler, one might save up and check viewing the Northern Lights off their bucket lists for seeing the sky filled with winter rainbows is one of the most timeless and beautiful experiences any human being can have. These lights commonly occur in the Arctic Region and people dream of facing these lights by flying north for a winter break even though the costs are high and the temperature is freezing.
Why do they exist?
The appearance of the northern lights can be difficult to predict because it is a natural phenomenon and it depends on the sun’s solar activity. Most astronomical agencies just estimate the number of sunspots where electrons are prominent and create a rough guide based on certain timescales.
Science is the main reason why these lights are formed because of electrons which are electrically charged particles which are excreted from the sun. These electrons are moved towards the poles by the magnetic field of the Earth. These lights came in various colors because of the upper atmosphere’s different gases up above.
Some Places to view and When
To view these extraterrestrial lights in its glorious splendor, one will have to go the Arctic but unless if one is a scientist or a researcher, going above with the latitude of 60 degrees can be a risky and expensive thing to do.
Canada and Alaska are common traveler’s destination. Moreover, Yellowknife in Canada has clearer and more darkness occur in here at certain times of the year.
For more affordable and accessible locations for the middle class, try flying to northern Scandinavia or Iceland. If one is in Scandinavia or Iceland, it is possible to see the lights from optimum periods of late September to early April.
The prime time around 9:30 pm to 1 am seems to be expert’s advice to travelers who wants to view the Northern Lights and share this experience with their loved ones, in a cold and dark place.
Wonderful Experience
For those travelers who are astronomy enthusiasts and want to someday, experience winter with a dazzling view of the Northern lights, Patience and bravery are secrets to face the risky experience of surviving and facing the cold night in order to see these lights. If one will keep these values, seeing these magical lights is one worth it experience.