EARTH’S GREATEST LIGHT SHOW
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n inky black night sky, seemingly set alight by dancing lights in dazzling green, violet and gold… there’s surely fewer magical sights on our planet than the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, as they’re more commonly known. While the incredible vision looks otherworldly, as if created and beamed down by a God from another planet, the phenomenon is actually an entirely natural light show. It’s a chemical reaction in the heavens, when the sun’s highly charged particles – whizzing their way towards the magnetic North Pole – collide with the earth’s gases. Science lesson aside, as you read this, we’re already in prime Northern-light-spotting season. Between September – January, visitors have a higher chance of hitting the viewing jackpot. If you’ve decided to tick the experience off your travel bucket list (rather than gazing longingly at Instagram posts), we’ve got the answers to your questions. From the essentials to insider information and the best vantage points – Inspired Travel Magazine is here to give you a fighting chance to see those magical dancing lights. So it’ll soon be you posting those envy-inducing images. (Just promise to send them to us!)
Illuminated skies in Tromsø, Norway
