Northern lights above the mountains outside of Bodø - Photo: Andreas Skjervold
No pencil can draw it, no colours can paint it, and no words can describe it in all its magnificence. Julius von Payer – explorer and a keen observer of the northern lights.
The North Cape in Finnmark is one of many good places in Northern Norway to see the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis.
Seeing the northern lights is a jaw-dropping and mystical moment. The lights are at their most frequent in late autumn and early spring. October, February and March are the best months for auroral observations. The highest northern lights frequency is between 6 pm and 1 am.
In order to get full value from the show you should avoid the full moon and places with a lot of light as they make the experience considerably paler.
Theoretically, you can see the northern lights all over Norway. However, the best places are above the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway.
An absolutely fabulous trip to see the northern lights
Joanna Lumley, the actress from the BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, had dreamt of seeing the northern lights since she was a child. And finally she got to live out her dream. In a splendid BBC film, she travels accross Norway in search for the aurora borealis. For Joanna, as for many others who get to experience the illusive lights, it was an altogether emotional experience.
Watch an extract from the film Joanna Lumley – In the Land of the Northern Lights.
See slideshow with pictures of the northern lights.
Read the full story “Let there be northern lights” at visitnorway.com
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