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Northern and southern lights
How auroras form, why they appear in a ring around the poles and which destinations, seasons and storm strengths let you see them.
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Where the aurora appears
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The ring surrounds the magnetic pole, which is not the map's pole: that's why the aurora reaches farther south in Canada than in Russia.
Magnetic pole: IGRF-14 model (2025). Storm strength by NOAA's Kp index (US Space Weather Prediction Center), which publishes forecasts for the coming days. Map: Natural Earth.
Where to see it on your trip
Places in the guide related to this topic.
Northern lights in northern Europe
Norway
Norway
Lofoten
Norway
Nordkapp
Sweden
Abisko
Sweden
Kiruna
Finland
Rovaniemi
Iceland
Reykjavík
Iceland
Akureyri
Northern lights in North America
Canada
Yellowknife
Canada
Whitehorse
Canada
Churchill
the United States
Anchorage
Southern lights
Australia
Hobart
Australia
Tasmânia
New Zealand
Queenstown
New Zealand
Tekapo
New Zealand
