During what season do auroras occur?
Auroras can occur at any season. In fact, there is some auroral glow going on essentially all the time. You just have to be in the right place and have the right conditions to see it. The RIGHT PLACE: auroras occur mostly at about 65 – 70 degrees north (or south) latitude. Look up your latitude on a map and see whether you are far enough north. If not, wait a while – when there are really big solar storms (which happens at the time of maximum solar activity – most recently 2000 – 2001) you may get to see the aurora at much lower latitudes. You can get an aurora forecast from the University of Alaska’s Geophysical Institute (in Fairbanks) by looking at the Web site: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/predict.cgi Dr.
