Best places on planet to view Northern Lights?

5 years 7 months ago - 5 years 7 months ago #605919 by Fishtaco
My brother just booked a workshop in Iceland in January, he is heading there and then heading down to London where is wife is attending a trade show.  

I might need to head up there. Actually I want to go to Finland too.  That and Scotland.  


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5 years 7 months ago #605952 by Toby J
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5 years 7 months ago #605953 by Toby J
Speaking of Iceland



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5 years 7 months ago #605960 by Skarpi
Speaking of Iceland, I see them out my window as we speak. 

We see them frequently here in Iceland, so I photograph them mostly here, but also in Greenland and Norway. Not sure what is the "best place" to view them, but I like to have some landscape, or lakes as foreground, if there is not much around, then I might just use my truck as foreground


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5 years 7 months ago #606021 by Cory J
Found this  for you

The best places to see the Northern Lights:
  • Alaska, USA. Aurora over Alaska. ...
  • Northern Canada. Aurora Borealis over Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. ...
  • Iceland. Volcanic landscapes, geothermal hot springs, and majestic waterfalls are but a sliver of Iceland's allure. ...
  • Norway. Northern Lights over Nappstinden, Norway. ...
  • Finland. ...
  • Russia. ...
  • Sweden. ...
  • Greenland.

thriftynomads.com/best-places-see-northern-lights/


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5 years 7 months ago #606052 by Tim Dordeck

Skarpi wrote: Speaking of Iceland, I see them out my window as we speak. 

We see them frequently here in Iceland, so I photograph them mostly here, but also in Greenland and Norway. Not sure what is the "best place" to view them, but I like to have some landscape, or lakes as foreground, if there is not much around, then I might just use my truck as foreground



Now THAT is how you do off road!  What size tires are those??

:thumbsup:


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5 years 7 months ago #606120 by Juan Anthony
Agree, those are some serious tires on that van.  Is that a Mercedes?  


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5 years 7 months ago #607287 by Toby J

Juan Anthony wrote: Agree, those are some serious tires on that van.  Is that a Mercedes?  


Looks like one


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5 years 7 months ago #607339 by Number 7
By the way, anyone know why the northern lights are green versus any other color?


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5 years 7 months ago - 5 years 7 months ago #607348 by effron
Typically, when charged particles collide with oxygen, yellow and green are produced. Interactions with nitrogen produce red, violet, and occasionally blue colors.

Why so serious?
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5 years 7 months ago #607413 by Tim Dordeck

effron wrote: Typically, when charged particles collide with oxygen, yellow and green are produced. Interactions with nitrogen produce red, violet, and occasionally blue colors.


WOW, never knew there were different colors.   Just thought green was it.  Red seems to be a very rare occassion -  www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/fe...s-awe-and-foreboding

That would be awe inspiring to whiteness something like that!  Heck, I think blue would be cool to see in person too.  


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5 years 7 months ago #607491 by Randall McNabb
Hey thanks everyone, so many places.   Now comes the tough part, picking a location!


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5 years 6 months ago #608575 by Jackson Rieger
Best places in the world to view northern lights:
  1. Abisko, Sweden 
  2. Tromsø, Norway 
  3. Rovaniemi, Finland
  4. Reykjavik, Iceland
  5. Moray Coast, Scotland 
  6. Yukon, Canada 
  7. Fairbanks, Alaska 


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5 years 6 months ago #608579 by Fitch
In Alaska and Iceland between September and March is peak Northern Light season.  Good rule of thumb is you want to find some interesting foreground to make it work.  


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5 years 6 months ago #608594 by Randall McNabb
What are you driving through 3 feet of snow with those tires?!  Well that illustrates why I asked this question, is something like that needed to get around?  

BTW, how large are those tires?


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