Northern Lights

Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis are natural light or a glow that displays in the sky and observed at night.

The Northern Lights exist in the upper atmosphere and are created by electrically charged particles that enter the atmosphere from above, like fluorescent light. They can be seen in auroral belts around the geomagnetic poles and occur high above the surface of the earth where the atmosphere has become extremely thin, in an altitude of 100-250km.

The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis are quite spectacular and can frequently be seen in Iceland in the winter time on clear and crisp nights.

Aurora Borealis viewing is affected by a variety of factors, such as cloud cover, moonlight, and urban light pollution and the light is affected by your particular location and meteorological luck.

The best time to observe Aurora Borealis is near midnight, when the most active forms often occur.

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