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Introduction:
Displays of the Northern Lights occur when solar particles enter the Earth’s atmosphere and on impact emit burning gases that produce different coloured lights (oxygen produces green and yellow; nitrogen blue). The scientific term for the lights is the aurora borealis (named after the Roman goddess of the dawn). A similar spectacle in the southern hemisphere is known as the aurora australis.
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Time to view:
Searching for the Northern Lights is an adventure that makes a perfect city break, romantic getaway or family holiday. And the ideal place to take a Northern Lights holiday is Iceland, which is a short flight from the UK, affordable and provides some of the best Northern Lights viewing conditions in the world from late August through April.If you want to see it with naked eyes the week with dark moon is the best choice.
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Getting There:
In Iceland it only takes 20 minutes to drive from the capital to a place to see the northern lights. In other countries you need to go to more remote areas. Iceland has several boutique hotels in rural locations. Hotel Ranga) sits close to the still-steaming crater of the Eyjafjalljökull volcano and has naturally heated hot tubs for aurora viewing.
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