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The Northern Lights
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How often/where/when do they occur?
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The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) can be seen in Northern Scotland sometimes, they are best viewed from anywhere within the Arctic circle eg. Northern Norway, Iceland, Finland, Northern Sweden.
There are also the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) seen within the Antarctic circle.
Apparently they are usually more intense at the equinoxes (around 21st March and 21st Sept) and at times just after a lot of intense solar activity.
There were supposedly some sighting opportunities further south recently due to a massive eruption on the sun a couple of weeks ago.
There are also the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) seen within the Antarctic circle.
Apparently they are usually more intense at the equinoxes (around 21st March and 21st Sept) and at times just after a lot of intense solar activity.
There were supposedly some sighting opportunities further south recently due to a massive eruption on the sun a couple of weeks ago.