When and where to see the Aurora Borealis?

I have never seen the aurora borealis, and I've decided to make seeing it a vacation destination. So, where and when could I plan for this?|||agree with Randy - they are unpredictable but beautiful when you do see them - the only time I've seen this is when I was living in Manitoba - I'm in Toronto now so no more of that - but in Northern Ontario you do see them. It's seen more often in the winter than summer, but I saw them in late summer.|||They cannot be predicted since they are a natural phenomenon dependent upon solar flares and other factors. Also, they are normally viewed in the winter since it is the interaction of these natural phenomenon with the ice in the north which is more plentiful in the winter.





Plan to take your vacation in Jan or Feb, head to northern Ontario or Manitoba, some place north, and you MAY be lucky enough to view them one night during the trip. I've lived in Canada my whole life, both in Manitoba and now in northern Alberta and I've only seen them about 6-7 times in 45 years.|||Well I don't know about now, but I remember several summers back when I lived in Northern Ontario where we would see it in the sky. It would look just like this picture taken in Ontario: http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_st鈥?/a>





Below are supposed to be some of the best locations to see it.


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"So the best places to see auroras are near the magnetic poles. These include areas of northern Greenland, the Scandinavian coast, Siberia (brrr!), and Alaska in the north, and Antarctica in the south. But when planning your trip remember: places above the arctic circle have round-the-clock sunlight during about April to September! This can make aurora viewing difficult. And the aurora australis might be observed by many penguins from May to September, but even scientists do not go out much during the Antarctic winter!"|||The further north you go, the brighter and more frequent they'll be. Churchill, Manitoba is a great place to check them out (go late in the year, preferably November).|||I'v lived in Valleyview, Alberta my whole life, i'm only 19 now and have seen the "Northern Lights" countless number of times. Some night's aren't as spectacular as other but they are still there tons of times....