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It depends. When they do happen, near the magnetic North pole is best. It also depends on how strong they are. Sometimes they can be seen well south of the North Pole, into parts of North America, Europe and Asia. Other times you need to be much closer to the North Pole. So there is not a definitive area that you can say. You need to first listen out for predictions of when they will happen, which is determined by activity on the Sun that can happen at absolutely any time. It is usually a few days following that activity that the Northern Lights are visible. Then it is a matter of how strong they are and obviously you need to have good clear skies to see them.
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Where is the best place to watch the aurora borealis?
the best place to see auroras is either Canada or northern Alaska and Greenland
How often has the Aurora Borealis been sighted in Graves County KY?
It would be quite unusual to see auroras as far south as Kentucky, but it has happened; at the peak of the last sunspot cycle, there were auroras in Florida!
Why can t you see the borealis and australis here in the Philippines?
Auroras are usually confined to arctic (and antarctic) regions near the magnetic poles. The Philippines is a tropical nation. It would be extremely unusual for auroras to be visible in the Philippines.
Are the northern lights auroras?
Yes, the Latin name for 'Northern Lights' is Aurora Borealis.
Where do you see Auroras?
In fact you get best ones in Russia, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Finland and so on but you only see Aurora Borealis in Northern Hemisphere, in South Hemisphere get Aurora Australis.
What is the rarest color in the auroras?
The rarest color for an Aurora Borealis is purple and orange in the aurora australis
Can Aurora be seen in the winter?
Yes, frequently. The display of the aurora borealis isn't connected to the seasons. However, while auroras often OCCUR during the daytime, the faint light is difficult to SEE against the bright background of the sunlit sky. So we more often see auroras at night. And since auroras are usually high-latitude events, and the summer days are quite long at high latitudes, it makes sense that we will more often see auroras in the long winter nights - because the nights are longer!
Is the Aurora Borealis real?
Yes, the Auroras Borealis and Australis are real colored light displays in the sky, caused by solar storm particles colliding with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen in the upper atmosphere.
Who studies Auroras?
Dirk Lummerzheim, a research professor who studiesthe aurora borealis for the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
The Aurora Borealis can be seen only in the?
There are no hard and fast limits. Auroras have been seen anywhere in the USA except Hawaii.
What are the names of the Auroras?
bit of a silly question really as you put the question under the heading which is your answer. Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis
How does solar wind cause auroras?
Solar wind causes auroras because atoms go through water droplets in clouds. They act as prisms (the raindrops) and this causes the billowing, beautiful Aurora Borealis.
