The beauty of the Northern Lights, more properly called Auroras, can only be seen in the Northern hemisphere. The colorful display of lights is due to charged particles colliding with Earth’s atmosphere. These charged particles originate from the Sun and travel through space to Earth.
The Aurora Borealis (Boreal means Northern) is usually only visible above the Arctic Circle, but on rare occasions, when there is unusually high amounts of Solar activity, the displays can be seen farther south. During a large Solar storm in August of 1859, Aurora colors were seen in Honolulu, Hawaii, only 21 degrees north of the Equator!
Now that you have a brief description of what causes the Northern Lights, here’s its beauty through pictures:
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