2023-11-08 10:54:00
The nighttime phenomenon in the winter sky is completely silent: Anyone who has ever been lucky enough to experience the Northern Lights one night somewhere in Scandinavia will be overwhelmed by this natural spectacle that comes out of nowhere and disappears again after a few moments.
Anyone who has seen it with their own eyes also knows about the cold feet that often result from the endless waiting. In order to see the green-turquoise veils of light that drift into blue or sometimes pink, you have to have warm clothing and a bit of luck on your side.
On the island of Iceland, the conditions for northern lights are particularly good in the winter season. There has even been an Aurora Basecamp in the town of Hafnarfjörður near the capital Reykjavik for several years. Protected from the cold in geodesic glass domes, you can watch the nighttime spectacle in the middle of the volcanic landscape.
Even in unfavorable weather conditions, such as overcast skies, the visit is worthwhile. The play of light is also imitated by six glass tubes installed inside the lounge: the constellation of gases and air pressure from the upper atmosphere is recreated in the tubes and charged with electrical energy.
The northern lights are also called “Aurora borealis” in Latin. The phenomenon occurs in the polar regions when electrically charged particles from the solar wind hit the upper layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. There they particularly stimulate oxygen and nitrogen molecules to glow.
Especially in late autumn and winter, but also into spring, the northern lights can be observed not only in Iceland, but also in the Scandinavian countries, Siberia, Canada and Alaska.
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