Where can Auroras be viewed?
Auroras exist constantly as oval shapes over both of the polar regions of our earth as well as other planets in our Solar system. The Aurora Borealis, or ‘Northern Lights, is viewed far more frequently than the Aurora Australis, the ‘Southern Lights’ because there are huge landmasses in our northern hemisphere and mostly water around Antarctica. The Auroral ovals are basically ‘born’ around the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. As the aurora becomes more energetic, the ovals expand and can be seen in the night skies closer to areas above and below the equator. (See the NOAA website linked on the ‘HOME” page.
