Aurora 360 experience canada.
Where to see the northern lights in canada 2015.
Another way to take northern lights viewing to new heights.
With canada s aurora 360 you can see the northern lights at eye level.
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.
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.
Aboard the aurora 360.
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.
You ll also have to escape the cloudy weather on the coast.
The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field.
October 9 2015 photographer dominic chiu captured a perfectly timed progression of the famed northern lights on a recent trip to yellowknife canada capital of the northern territories.
Some of the spots are way up north though so you ll have to bundle up.
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.