Also known as aurora borealis northern lights is spectacular light show display in sky and can be seen in high latitude regions.
Best place to see northern lights 2017.
The city of fairbanks in alaska is often cited as the best place to see the northern lights in the united states.
The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field.
Both the latitude and longitude of the country favor aurora.
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As its name implies these lights can be seen in the northern hemisphere particularly in places above the arctic circle as opposed to the aurora australis or southern lights which takes place in the southern hemisphere this natural phenomenon occurs when electrically charged particles.
In fact only a handful of states are far enough north to potentially see the aurora and that only happens when the solar activity is particularly strong.
Seeing the aurora borealis better known as the northern lights is high on many people s travel list.
Read on for more aurora borealis viewing tips.
Best places to see northern lights in 2017.
The best place to view the lights on the peninsula is from the small port city of murmansk which is located in the northwest part of the region.
These are the best places to see the northern lights in 2020.
Even without the northern lights iceland is an otherworldly place to visit with glaciers geysers massive waterfalls and volcanoes.
To see other parts of the region opt for an eight.
From russia to greenland these are the best places to see the northern lights in january 2020.
This story was updated in september 2017.
These lights are produced when magnetosphere is disturbed by solar wind and electrically charged particles from sun collide with gaseous particles on the earth s atmosphere.