AURORA BOREALIS HOLIDAY

Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights can be spotted in a number of countries Alaska, Canada and especially Nordic Scandinavia. Finland, Norway and Sweden are renowned for high activity.

A well known author concluded “no pencil can draw it, no colours can paint it and no words can describe it. In all its magnificent”

Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights are natures own way of poetry. This magical, mystical light show for thousands of years, have inspired artists and authors and features in fairy tails and mythology. The Northern Lights have also frightened people too, before today’s technology and the investigation of how and what the auroras are, people often thought that the Aurora borealis were a sign for the world to come to an end. Northern Light symbols are often found on the Sami shamanistic drum and have been a huge part of the Sami culture. The phenomenon has several different names in Sami. It is, for instance, known as Guovssahs, which means the light which can be heard. The Northern Lights were traditionally associated with sound by the Sami.

During the Viking ages, the Aurora Borealis were the armour of the Valkyrie warrior virgins, shredding a strange flickering of light. And according to Japanese legend it brings good fortune to conceive a child under the Northern Lights.

The Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights start with outbursts of a phosphorescent glow over the horizon in the north. The glow fades and comes back, then an arch is lit. The arch drifts across the sky and new arches are lit and follow the first one. Within minutes a dramatic change is seen in the sky. Hail storms of particles hit the upper atmosphere which is called an Aurora Sub-Storm. Rays of light from space, forming draperies which spread all over the sky. Often mimicking draperies or curtains blowing in the wind with bright colours of reds, violets and more often computer screen green.

Seeing the Aurora Borealis is a jaw dropping and mystical experience. The Northern Lights are most frequent in late autumn and early spring. In order to enhance you viewing of the Auroras you should follow these few simple steps:

- Avoid viewing around the time of a full moon, the light from the moon can fade the colours of the Aurora’s.

- Avoid being and where there is a lot of light pollution, so avoid the cities, although some do say it all adds to the affect.

- And the longer you stay in the active area the better.

Northern Light Cruises or maybe a log cabin in the depths of Finland would be ideal viewing for the Mysterious Northern Lights.

You must remember that when you dream of seeing the Northern Lights, that you are at the complete mercy of mother nature. The Aurora borealis love to play hide and seek, and it’s often a tug of war between your patience and the Auroras. The Aurora’s isn’t constant and is always on the move. And the longer you stay in the Aurora oval the more chance you have of seeing this wonderful natural light display- unless local weather suddenly decides to obstruct your view with thick layers of clouds.