Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights

It is not uncommon to read how tourist brochures paint out the unsaid guaranty of seeing the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights. All you have to do is come and they are there, the tourist brochures bluntly claims. It sometimes sounds as if the Northern Lights are a constant, which is far from what reality is like at all. The Northern lights can be seen across the whole northern hemisphere but only if the conditions are right.

The conditions I am talking about are:

• It must be night (dark).
• It must be clear skies.
• It must be cold (preferably minus temperature).
• You must be out side the city lights (or very vaguely lit).
• The Sun must have had eruptions (sun bursts) very recently.
• The particle cloud from the Sun must hit the place on earth you are at.

These facts are just some pointers to what must be in place for people to see the Northern Lights. Although the conditions seem complicated, the fact is that they often are present in Iceland — especially up by the north coast, making the chances to see the Northern Lights reasonably good. Unfortunately, the guaranty to see them can never be given and that makes it even more unfortunate that tourist brochures indicate the opposite.

A tour to Iceland in search of the Northern Lights is still a good choice since Iceland has them and so many other unique sites and surroundings to offer. If the luck turns against you and the weather is cloudy for the whole time here, the chance of having a great time is without doubt.

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