“Watching for the northern lights – here are the best places”
“the Tips for how to get a successful norrskensspaning”
“Colorful, dancing northern lights which glide across the sky is an enchanting sight. Here are the tips that will give you the best chance to get to see the colourful spectacle.”
“It is not only in the northern parts of the country, you can look for the northern lights, if conditions are right spread the light over the whole of Sweden, with uneven intervals. The other night danced the northern lights all the way down to Blekinge. “
“the northern lights really called aurora and is a light phenomena that occurs when solar wind collides with atoms and molecules in the earth’s atmosphere. Mainly the aurora around the earth’s two magnetic poles.”
“In the northern hemisphere is called the aurora of the northern lights, the aurora borealis in latin, and in the southern hemisphere called the southern lights, aurora australis, in latin. The name southern lights or aurora australis is rarely used and the northern lights are often used as a synonym for the aurora in general.”
“But how do you know when it is time to head out and check against the night sky? Are you in the Facebook, it is easiest to go with in the group the northern lights. This tipped off the about where in the country it can possibly be expected to be the northern lights. Here are also lots of pictures of the northern lights from all over the country.”
“With the help of various apps you can also keep tabs on the northern lights. Aurora Fcst and Aurora are two examples where you can see if how likely it is that there will be northern lights in your area and which place in the world as of the moment is best for norrskensspaning.”
“lift your eyes and keep your fingers crossed for the winter spectacle – norrskenssäsongen is here.”
“On the mountain Nuolja in Abisko, there is the Aurora sky station which was opened in 2007 just to be able to view himlaspelen. Lonely Planet named the Aurora Sky Station to the world’s best place to experience the northern lights. From October to the end of march, you can see the northern lights more or less every night. “
“The farther north, the greater the chance to see the northern lights. Longer than the Svalbard archipelago is difficult to reach. Between november and February is the best time for the northern lights but do not forget that the polar night in itself is a natural phenomena worth experiencing, from the middle of november to the end of January, Svalbard is completely without natural light. The glow makes it easier to discover himlafenomenen.”
“3. Kakslauttanen, Finland”
“Kakslauttanen Arctic Hotel is located in the middle of the wilderness in the Finnish Lapland. Here we’re talking comfortable lyxspaning, check in to a cool glasigloo and put you in the warm, soft bed to look for the northern lights. The season extends from the end of August to the end of april . “
“Reykjavik is the perfect starting point for norrskensspaning on the Island. Here, the activity is high from september to the beginning of april. “
“Scotland has a lot of places with dark sky which provides good conditions for norrskensspaning, especially on the islands of Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides. January and February is the best time for the light show.”