Northern Lights
The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, is a natural light display that is frequent during the winter months in northern Sweden. Show more
Thanks to Sweden’s geographical proximity to the Arctic Circle and the magnetic north pole, a significant portion of the country lies within a zone, where solar particles collide with gases in the earth’s atmosphere to create these colorful ribbons of light. Usually red, green, or purple in color, they last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. Your best chance of catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights is on cold winter nights when the sky is clear, dark with little to no moonlight, and cloudless. Show less
Credits:
Hjalmar Andersson/imagebank.sweden.se
Region:
Northern Sweden Location: Swedish Lapland
Categories: Activities, Scenery, Outdoor, People, Big file format +40 Mb, Night, Winter
Terms of use: Image Bank Sweden Terms of use apply
Created: 2015-10-19
ID: 5240
