What is the best time to see the Aurora?
The most active region of the auroral oval typically becomes visible around local midnight. This region is also the widest part of the oval in the north-south direction, so your best chance of seeing aurora borealis is around local midnight. (Note that this is astronomical midnight, which may be an hour or two different from civil or “wall clock” midnight due to daylight savings time or other peculiarities in your time zone.) Spectacular aurora borealis displays due to geomagnetic disturbances may be seen at any time when the sky is dark, but they are relatively unpredictable. Under average conditions, observations around local midnight are most likely to yield results.
