The location and time to watch the aurora in the south pole or the north pole.

Although you can't travel now, you can make a good strategy in advance, or plan the time and strategy for traveling. In fact, we really need to plan the aurora. Here are the details, have a look.

Is the aurora in the South Pole or the North Pole?

Aurora appears in the high magnetic latitudes of the earth, which is a rare natural landscape. It is colorful, including purple, rose, orange, white and blue.

Although there are aurora in both the Antarctic and the Arctic, we usually watch it mainly near the Arctic Circle. The main reason is that there are cities and people near the Arctic Circle. Apart from the Antarctic continent, there are almost no other countries near the Antarctic circle. It is extremely dark in the Antarctic summer, and no one will go except the expedition members.

Of course, when the aurora is particularly large, it may be seen occasionally in New Zealand.

So the aurora points are basically near the South Arctic Circle.

Of course, it does not cover the entire South Arctic Circle, but appears in the form of a belt. The circle becomes larger when the aurora is strong, and smaller when it is weak. If you are at the pole, there is actually no aurora.

The following picture shows the map of the aurora belt of the North and South Poles.

Regarding the aurora, there is an index that must be known-the aurora index, or KP for short. KP is divided into ten grades. When KP=9, the aurora is the strongest and the coverage is the largest. When KP=0, the aurora is the weakest and the coverage is the smallest.

At the level of 1-2, the aurora is generally static; Level 3 or above, basically visible to the naked eye; Above level 5, the aurora will become a dance link; Above level 7, you can see colorful and dancing aurora, which is what we call aurora burst. If it reaches 9, then congratulations, you really earned it.

The following figure shows that when KP=3, the aurora can be seen within the blue line. When KP=9, the aurora can be seen in the red line.

At the maximum KP, there is almost no aurora in Mohe, China. So many people advocate going to Mohe to see the aurora on the Internet. Just listen to it. Don't take it too seriously. Mohe is not in the aurora at all.

It is recommended to download these two apps, MyAuroraForecastAlerts and "NorthernLightsAuroraAlerts", which can automatically get your location and predict KP value.

Both APP fruit machines are available, so be sure to install them and watch the artifact APP of Aurora.

MyAuroraForecastAlerts alarm

Aurora borealis warning

Although the aurora belt is very large, there is still one condition for you to see the aurora, at least it needs to be the city and its surrounding areas, otherwise it is not allowed in hardware. There are not many cities near the aurora belt.

Basically: the three Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, the whole of Iceland, fairbanks in Alaska, Huangdao Town and Yukon in Canada, Murmansk in Russia, Greenland.

It's time to watch the aurora.

In theory, September to April is appropriate. Of course, this is the northern hemisphere. If you go to the southern hemisphere (New Zealand and Chile occasionally see it, usually from April to September.

My personal suggestion is that the time of the spring and autumn equinox is only one end, and the probability of seeing the aurora will be greater. Mainly related to bipolar magnetic field.

In addition, 9 pm to 2 am is the prime time to watch the aurora.

There are a few points to note.

Be sure to watch the weather forecast before you leave, and choose a cloudless day in Wan Li.

So, you need a website that can read the weather forecast and pick a day that is unlikely to snow.

The weather function of the fruit machine is good. Of course, you can also go to some professional meteorological websites to check the weather conditions in the same period of last year where you want to see the aurora.

At this time, I will recommend Alaska fairbanks by my real name. The weather is very dry, and it hardly snows.

In addition, remember to look at the lunar calendar, and never choose the day when there are few stars on 15 every month. Although there are often aurora, if it is too bright, it will seriously affect the effect of seeing aurora. Some KP values are not high, maybe you can't tell.

Recommend another APP, also from the fruit machine, called "AuroralForecast".

This APP updates the coverage area, Kp value and duration of aurora every hour through several observation stations distributed in the Arctic Circle.

The advantage of this APP is that it is not good to watch the aurora at night. You can't wait in the dark all the time. This APP can tell you when it's worth waiting for.

Aurora viewing place recommendation

I think there are many factors to consider in this question.

How long is your holiday? It may take 1 day and a half to fly to some places, such as Alaska, USA and Huangdao Town, Canada. It's really troublesome to go to Huangdao Town. It seems that there are no flights to Vancouver and Toronto every day.

What is your budget? Local consumption in Nordic countries plus Iceland is not cheap, while the United States and Canada are medium, and Russia is definitely the cheapest.

Do you want to be comfortable or cold? There are many glass houses in Finland where you can see the aurora, and lying down is definitely the best choice.

Do you want to play something else besides watching the aurora? At this time, you should choose those destinations that are rich in tourism resources and relatively urban. Besides watching the aurora, you can also play during the limited daytime.

Of course, the visa issue also needs to be considered. Visas in the United States and Canada have been quite difficult recently.

The cheapest aurora, Murmansk, Russia.

Murmansk is the largest city in the Arctic Circle, close to the ice-free port of the Arctic Ocean, and it is also the most cost-effective place to see Aurora at present. Don't tell me Mohe, Mohe can see the aurora, but the probability is too low, okay?

If there is no accident, you can see the aurora in Murmansk within per capita 10000. Moreover, flying is also convenient. Generally speaking, it is a domestic direct flight to Moscow or St. Petersburg, and then transfer to Murmansk. Tickets under 4000 yuan are easy to buy. After all, it's Aeroflot.

Of course, Murmansk's problem is that besides watching the aurora, other playability is not high. In Murmansk, it seems that you can only eat Doby huskies, king crabs and salmon. I don't know what else to do.

There are generally three ways to see the aurora in Murmansk. One is to report to the local Aurora Hunters, who will drive you to the suburbs. Why send it to the suburbs? The city is full of lights, and the viewing effect is not good.

The second is to go to Jerry Belka on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, where there is an aurora base, which can be seen when you live in your room or walk out the door.

The third is to go to Lowozero on the edge, where there is also an aurora base.

Murmansk is a good choice if you only have a week and want to save some budget.

Huangdao Town, Canada

Followed by Yellowknife, Canada, Baima City, not far from Yukon, which should be more cost-effective.

The main reason is that air tickets in the United States and Canada are cheaper recently, and I predict that this kind of cheapness will last for a long time.

Huangdao Town, the capital of northwest Canada, is close to the Arctic Circle, so the probability of seeing the aurora is extremely high. It was rated by NASA as the best place to enjoy the aurora in the world, and the aurora observation stations all over the world are located in Huangdao. There are about 240 days a year to see the aurora here, so if you go to Yellow Knife to see the aurora, there is a great chance that you will see it.

However, Huang Dao also has a problem, that is, there is less fun except aurora. It is suggested to go to Huangdao to see the aurora first, and then go to the Rocky Mountains, Yukon Nature Reserve, or Vancouver to play together, which is relatively more appropriate. If you want to see the aurora alone, I think flying the yellow knife is a bit too far.

The White Horse Market in Yukon will be more cost-effective than going to Huangdao, and its popularity will be different, so fewer people will go and the expenses for accommodation and play will be much smaller.

Besides Yellow Knife, it is also a good choice to go to Canada to see Aurora White Horse City.

You can learn about Aurora through this website in Yukon.

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The highly playable aurora is Finland.

Aurora marketing Finland is absolutely the best, no one.

It's interesting to see the Northern Lights in Finland. For example, rovaniemi happens to be in the Arctic Circle, the hometown of the legendary Santa Claus.

Besides watching the aurora at night, there are many other scenic spots. There are signs of the Arctic Circle. You can take a photo across the Arctic Circle and get a certificate to enter the Arctic Circle.

In addition, there are colorful snow sports in rovaniemi, where residents have been dealing with snow all their lives. Dog sledding, restaurants, deer farms and polar zoos allow you to get close to animals.

You can also go out to sea on an icebreaker, put on a special floating suit and float on the ice.

By the way, there are also transparent glass houses among online celebrities. Chasing the aurora while sleeping should be the ultimate dream of many people.

In addition, Surrey Cerca in Finland is also a good place to watch the aurora.

Going to Finland to see Aurora is also cost-effective, mainly because Finnair flies directly to Helsinki in many cities in China. If you don't live in the glass house of online celebrities, it should be easy to get it within1.20 thousand per capita. If you stay for two nights, it will be about 1.5 million.

Iceland

Iceland is the only country in the world that can watch the northern lights all over the country, and it is a good place to chase the aurora. Moreover, going to Iceland in winter is actually not the peak season in Iceland (the peak season is summer, so it is ok in terms of cost performance, especially the price of air tickets and hotels.

Disadvantages? Iceland is a place suitable for go on road trip to visit, but driving in Iceland in winter is really bad.

In fact, I recommend going to Iceland in winter, because some hotels in Iceland are expensive and super cheap in winter.

For example, IonAdventureHotel, which is only about 1 hour drive from Reykjavik, Iceland, can see the aurora in the hotel.

There is also a fjord glass hut, PanromaGlassLodge, located in the west of the capital Reykjavik, which takes about 45 minutes by car. It's just a lonely cabin, plus an outdoor bubble pool, which brings the minimalist style of northern Europe to the extreme, and it's also a hotel where you can see the aurora when you lie down.

Well, going to Iceland to see the aurora in winter is the kind that can live well and cost-effectively.

Iceland's aurora prediction website Po, you can save it if you want to go.

https://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/aurora/

Fairbanks, Alaska is relatively comfortable to see the aurora.

The advantage of fairbanks is that it is not so cold. Relying on the barrier of mountains, fairbanks can avoid bad weather. Winter is also very warm, and the climate is dry and sunny all year round. Clear and cloudless weather is best for observing aurora.

In fairbanks, you can see the aurora almost 240-250 days a year.

Americans know how to play. If you go to fairbanks in September, June 65438+ 10, or April, there are many interesting things. Why this time? Because the day at this time is not that short.

For example, you can take the Aurora train from Anchorage to fairbanks, and the journey is picturesque.

You can go hiking in Mata Nusca Glacier Park. There are really not many destinations where you can hike on the glacier. You can also watch whales, icebergs and bears fishing at sea. ......

You can also watch the aurora while soaking in hot springs.

Anyway, as long as you have money, you can have fun in Alaska. Why do you say that as long as you have money? Because the local itinerary in Alaska is really not cheap.

By the way, if you go to fairbanks to see the aurora, the following website will provide daily aurora intensity forecast.

https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast?

In addition, Tromso in Norway, Lofoton Islands, Abisco in Sweden, and even Greenland are relatively good aurora travel destinations. But the problems in these places are too expensive. Let's start with a base of 20,000 people per capita.

Moreover, the playability of these destinations in summer will be significantly higher than when watching the aurora in winter. My suggestion is that if you are not a high-end player, it is not recommended to go to these places. It's not that it's bad, but it will be more troublesome to play, with more homework and more money.

Of course, in these places, beauty is really beautiful.

About equipment

Don't say how to wear it. Everybody knows that. Of course, if you watch the aurora in a glass room, it doesn't matter how you wear it.

My suggestion is to prepare a good camera and bring more batteries, because batteries are very useless in extremely cold conditions. Sticking a warm baby to the camera is also a good choice.

If you want to shoot the aurora, you'd better bring a tripod. Huawei mobile phones will be more reliable than fruit machines at night.