Best Time and Places To See The Northern Lights In Europe

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Best time to see the northern lights is in winter between the months of October and April.

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During these months the night sky is darker in winter and there are fewer daylight hours.

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The northern lights are a natural phenomenon that you can witness at far northerly latitudes.

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You can only see the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere, whereas the aurora australis is visible in the Southern Hemisphere.

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The best places to see the aurora borealis are the Nordic countries of Iceland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Finland

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The Northern Lights is the outcome of the sun ejecting charged particles into the atmosphere to create the appearance of colorful lights across the sky

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The northern lights tours take place in the evening and many hotels offer aurora wake-up calls should the lights show up in the middle of the night.

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