NorthernLights
Philip
Pullman
novel
Lights in
the sky
Thefirst reliable
accountof the
Aurorawasmade
byBabylonian
astronomers in567BC
Alsoknownas the
NorthernLights in the
polar region
Theyhappenwhen
solarwindsand
chargedparticles
hit thehigh-altitude
thermosphere (the
averagedisplay is
1,000kmabove the
earth)
Theyhappen in the
AuroralZone, 10-20
degrees from the
geomagneticpoles
FromanAuroraBubble
These inflatableheatedbedrooms
werecreatedbyUKcompany the
AuroraZone, which runs viewing
holidays inFinnish Lapland.
theaurorazone.com
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TheAuroraBorealis
Thebasics
AuroraVenn
Superstitions
Colourcoding
Cleverwaystoseethem
Norwegianflies tomanyNorthernLightsdestinations inNorway,Sweden,Finland, IcelandandSvalbard
IVAN MERVILLIE
Fromaglasspod
Hotel Kakslauttanen–near
Finland’s Aurora capital Ivalo–
has glass domes in the ground
so youcan see the Lights from
bed.
kakslauttanen.fi
Throughaglasswall (in2016)
TheKrystall –due toopennear
Aurorahotspot Tromsø–will be an
86-room, five-star floating snowflake
hotel,madeof glass for your viewing
pleasure
.
dutchdocklands.com
Froma ferry
Hurtigrutenhas offered a free
trip if passengers don’t see the
Auroraon an 11-night voyage
roundNorway between 1Oct
and31Mar.
hurtigruten.no
The Inuits once thought
that if you rodedog sleds
at night, youcouldbe
decapitatedby theAurora
Tribes inWisconsin
thought the Lights
contained the spirits of
people killed atwar
Some still
believe
they
represent
the spirits
of animals,
especially
wolves
Nitrogencauses blueor red
Heliumproduces greenor purple
Oxygencauses greenor orange-red
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