How to see the northern lights in the us.
Where to see the northern lights in canada 2015.
If you ve ever dreamed of getting up close and personal with the aurora borealis you ll be glad to know there are many places to see the northern lights in canada.
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The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field.
Only some states with regions that hug the border of canada such as aroostook county maine and the great lakes peninsulas can hope to see the lights.
Inland northern british columbia such as dawson creek is a great place to spend a night with your eyes to sky before beginning a trip up the alaska highway.
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To see the northern lights in british columbia you ll need to get away from more than the city.
The otherworldly aurora borealis or northern lights begin high in the earth s atmosphere at altitudes from 60 to more than 250 miles when charged particles from the sun become trapped in.
Some of the spots are way up north though so you ll have to bundle up.