Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

From Midwest National Parks:

The aurora borealis, more commonly known as the northern lights, are radiant shimmering colors that sporadically light up the night sky and have fascinated mankind for ages. Aurora comes from the Latin word for sunrise and borealis mean to the north. Aurora Borealis' occur sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of the northern hemisphere. The chances of seeing the northern lights is a combination of the type of radiation produced by the Sun, location on the Earth, and having clear skies at night. Chances increase slightly during the winter because there are more hours of darkness. Voyageurs National Park offers visitors some of the best conditions to view the night skies. Surrounded by miles of lakes and wilderness area, the skies above Voyageurs are free of the excessive, misdirected, and obtrusive artificial light produced by the large urban cities across America. Image: NPS/Dimse https://www.nps.gov/voya/learn/nature/northern-lights.htm #MidwestNPS#NightSkies 




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