Where can you see the Aurora Borealis (the northern lights)?

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Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy

Northern Ontario, where I live has Northern lights quite often I have seen it many times. During winter we get regular displays given the proper conditions, its awesome! Anyway just about anywhere in Ontario you can see the Aurora but farther north with fewer cities and less light pollution makes them easier to see.. I live near Sudbury in Northern Ontario and I have seen the Aurora many times..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ontario

Make sure to find out the best times to view the Aurora, conditions have to be right for a nice display to occur... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_%28phenomenon%29

zee_prime

2006 is a bad time to see the aurora; we're near the minimum activity part of the 11 year solar cycle. But occasionally you can still see them. The closer to the north magnetic pole the better. Get as close as possible to Baffin Island. Somewhere in the far north of Ontario. I saw the Southern Lights at Scott Base, Antarctica in 1973, which was close to a minimum activity year, about 1000 km. from the south magnetic pole.

Starry Eyes

well here in saskatchewan all you gotta do is drive out of the city and look up....as long as there are no city lights then you should be able to see them when they're out. good luck! i once saw them from an airplane. it was amazing!

Fleur de Lis

I have seen them in Alberta where I grew up.

mary lynn

You can see them a lot of places in Canada but they are the most amazing in the Yukon

B.Cakes

I have seen some beautiful northern lights on the lakes bordering ontario and minnesota.

countpetez

In Bobcaygeon Ontario, lookiing north over the lakes is good, but they are very unpredictable. Guess that is what makes us enjoy the opportunity so much..Good Luck..

m s

I'm north of the 60th parallel.....we see them regularly from late August til March/April.....kinda hit and miss, there is an Aurora Forecast - just Google it, the right site should pop up.
I've found it to be as accurate as our weather forecast though.

scubabob

You don't need to be far north. I've watched them many times from 30 miles north of Toronto.

mRNA

Best time and place to see them would be in the middle of winter about fifteen minutes outside of whatever town you're in presently. or try the yukon

rick d

The only place I know for sure is outside Fairbanks Alaska. You may want to check the different sites.
Good Luck.

Across the Lake from you.

izzy_a_dumas

In general, the further north, and the further away from a city you go, the better your chances.

I was along the northern shore of Lake Superior in Ontario this July and saw the Northern Lights, so it's possible - even though, like a previous poster said, this is the low point in the solar cycle to see them.

The following links offer predictions about where to see the northern lights from night to night. Good luck, it's truely a breathtaking thing to see:

http://sec.noaa.gov/pmap/
http://www.bssd.org/aurora_forecast.html

Cariad

The futher north you go across Canada, the better. I have seen some gorgeous ones camping near Kenora Ontario, but the best I have seen are in Northern Manitoba. My Mom used to wake me up to show me the most beautiful dancing in the sky. We lived in town so we could just go out to the back yard. The huskies were howling at the lights and it seemed like if you "whistled", they danced to your tune.

I miss them so much. I plan on naming my daughter Aurora because of those beautiful memories.

Nicolette

my2cents

We see them alot here in Saskatchewan.

calliaupnorth

They are often seen on the Bruce Peninsula. It is dark enough there. Also on Manitoulin Island. I've seen them in both those places and in Northern Ontario near Chapleau. Some of the other people who answered are correct in stating the conditions. A cool night without clouds or moon is best and away from city lights. I've also heard them. I know there is no scientific evidence for this, but I'm sure I heard them.

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