Aurora Borealis: The Dance of the Northern Lights
A Celestial Symphony of Color and Light
Have you ever seen the sky light up in green, purple, and blue? That’s the Northern Lights, also called the Aurora Borealis! It looks like magic, but it’s actually science.
The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, is one of the most stunning natural phenomena on Earth. It occurs when charged particles from the Sun collide with Earth's atmosphere, exciting gases like oxygen and nitrogen, which then emit beautiful colors—mainly green, but sometimes red, purple, and blue. Or we can say, Sun sends tiny energy particles to Earth. When these particles bump into the air around our planet, they make the sky glow in beautiful colors!
You can see the Northern Lights in high-latitude regions, such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Canada, Alaska, and Russia. The best time for viewing is during winter, from September to March, when the nights are the longest and the skies are darkest.The Northern Lights are like nature’s own fireworks in the sky!
Did you know that the Southern Lights exist too? They are called the Aurora Australis and happen near the South Pole!
The Southern Lights are harder to see than the Northern Lights because there aren’t many people living near the South Pole! But if you ever visit Tasmania or New Zealand in winter, you might just catch a glimpse of this magical light show.
Since they happen in the Southern Hemisphere, you can see them in places like: Antarctica , Tasmania (Australia), New Zealand 🇳🇿, Argentina & Chile (Patagonia) .