By caroline hallemann updated january 23 2019.
Best time to see northern lights in sweden 2017.
You definitely do not need to pay to go to a special aurora camp or a purpose built viewing facility though you may think it s worth it if you want to learn more about the phenomenon.
The long winter nights are welcomed by visitors flocking to witness this incredible light show.
With each passing year the northern lights are going to be much more difficult to see.
The best places to see the northern lights in sweden as we mentioned above there are opportunities for spotting the aurora borealis right across northern sweden.
This means fewer nights filled with the aurora borealis an effect that will likely last until around 2025 or even 2026.
What are the northern lights and what causes them.
BĂ©atrice karjalainen via flickr while the aurora occurs year round it s not always possible to see them throughout the year due to the way earth tilts on its axis.
Long winter nights are good but not necessarily the best time.
Northern sweden and finland.
In fairbanks itself residents see the northern lights on about eight of every 10 nights deehr said.
You can see still the lights even in 2020 but it would much less frequent.
On clear evenings the best time to see northern lights in sweden is between 6 00 am and 2 00 pm.
However the most spectacular display usually takes place around 10 00 11 00 pm.
The northern lights result when charged particles streaming from the sun collide with molecules high up in earth s atmosphere exciting these molecules and causing them to glow.
The best time of year to see the northern lights in sweden photo credit.
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