Where to see the Northern Lights

Wild aurora in northern Norway.

Seeing the Northern Lights is high up on many people’s travel wish list. Witnessing the aurora live is a most beautiful and affecting experience. Nothing on Earth compares to it, but it can be an elusive occurrence.

What is the aurora?

The aurora is caused by charged particles from the Sun interacting with the Earth’s magnetic environment to accelerate electrons into the Earth’s atmosphere at the poles, where they cause the aurora. The aurora is the way that th...