The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere.
Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported. The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.
On Svalbard, the blue phenomenon appears at the end of January, awakening all our senses after a long polar night. Being able to see the horizon and the blue mountainsides is a mystical sight, year after year.
On earth, the auroral signatures have probably changed a lot over thousands of years with the changing atmosphere and the changing strength and direction of the earth’s magnetic field. The auroral patterns also vary with the activity of the sun, as a result of the interaction of the solar wind and the earth’s atmosphere. In the north, the majestic green colours are found in the sky in the magnificent auroral night play while the surfaces are bright and covered in a blanket of snow and reflect almost all radiation from a low sun.
At more Southern latitudes the surfaces are vegetated and a lush green, absorbing almost all solar radiation. The light in the south creates fiery dark red sunsets, short blue evenings and long black nights. The Arctic, however, is painted in pretty pastel colours by white and bright surfaces giving long light-blue evening hours and light-red sunsets.
The Arctic light inspires great art and gives us experiences of these eternal moments. Artists write and paint the light and tourists catch the eternity through photography and film.
In various countries, people have invented sayings for this magical light, namely in:
Northern lights Sweden: “light of blood”
Estonia: “waves from a blood red sky or a sea of flames”
Finland: an old myth about a fox with a fur that sparkled as it ran through the forests
Greenland: the myth about the souls of the stillborn babies play ball with the skulls of the walrus of the afterbirth
Scotland “Lord Derwenwater’s light”
England: “the merry dancers”
Baltic Travel Company offers Holidays to see the Northern lights, inluding but not limited to: Northern Lights tour packages, weekend breaks, cruises and lots of opportunities for you to browse. Aurora borealis holidays are available from October to April. A Northern Lights itinerary is also available though both flights and accommodation is limited. Northern lights holidays and trip packages are in high demand with travellers from around the world wishing to see this phenomenon so we would urge early booking.
An Arctic Cruise itinerary is also possible to view the Northern Lights from the waterside, seeing the Aurora reflected in the water. Northern lights cruises are also possible in, for example, Norway. Packages to view the Northern lights in Norway also include cruises, which are a truly amazing way of watching Aurora Borealis from a whole new perspective. If you decide to Cruise to the Northern Lights, you will for a big part of the winter see the sea frozen and possible need an icebreaker to get to your destination. Northern lights cruises in 2018 are currently being requested by a global audience and booking early is highly advisable.
If you use the Polar Express, even there you may see Northern Lights. A Northern Lights tour will include a number of chances to see the Lights and Northern Lights tours also give you the opportunity to see more of the surrounding areas in Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Visit the Northern Lights in Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland and Russia.
Northern Lights holidays are a true delight for people of all ages.
Book your Northern Lights holidays today, experience this life-changing view and tick it off your bucket list.
Northern Lights trips and holidays fill up quickly, make sure you book early. Northern Lights Lapland, Northern Lights Tromso, Northern Lights Kiruna, Northern Lights Lofoten Islands, Northern Lights Vesteralen are all possible. Northern Light holiday experiences are truly amazing.