The Northern Lights oval

The Northern Lights oval are the rings that circle the magnetic north pole. The solar particles are deflected towards the magnetic North Pole and South Pole, creating two ovals around the Earth`s geomagnetic poles. In the areas covered by these ovals, you can virtually see the two auroras, called the Northern Lights and the Southern Lights.

The oval in the Northern Hemisphere, the Northern Oval is centered approximately 65 degrees North with a width around 10 degrees..

When the Northern Lights acitivity is at it's strongest, the oval expands. It extends through Northen Norway, Sweden, Finland and Alaska. When there is a lot of solar activity, The Northern Lights become visible in the central and southern parts of Scandinavia, the western part of Canada and the Northern Midwest. This happens twice a month.

When there are severe solar flares, the Northern Lights can also be seen over central and southern Europe, as well as in some parts of the US. This may happen once a year so the majority of people who live in these areas have never seen Northern Lights.

The Southern Lights (aurora australis) are the identical opposite of the Northern Lights and can be seen in an equivalent zone in the Southern Hemisphere. However, we are talking here about extremely inaccessible areas in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Occasionally, however, the Southern Lights may be seen in New Zealand and Tasmania.

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☀http://wikitravel.org/en/Northern_Lights