When I think of natural beauty,
one of the first things that comes to mind is the Northern Lights. I have
actually seen these in person before, because I lived in Maine when I was
young, and on rare occasions you could catch a glimpse of them. I was only
about six or seven years old, so I don’t remember them that well. I do remember
thinking they were really amazing (or awesome, or cool, or whatever the “it”
word was back then).
Now that I am an adult, I would
like to go see them again. However, I want to go somewhere farther north than
Maine, and see them in their full magnificence. I found a list of places that
are good for viewing the Northern Lights: http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/top-10-places-to-see-the-northern-lights#!1-intro.
As you might expect, it includes very northern places like Alaska, Canada,
Sweden, Denmark, and so forth.
In case you were wondering (I
was), the Northern Lights are caused by collisions between gaseous particles in
Earth’s atmosphere with electrically charged particles from the sun that enter
Earth’s atmosphere (http://www.northernlightscentre.ca/northernlights.html).
Pale green and pink are the most common colors, but red, yellow, green, blue,
and violet have also been reported. Check out this picture of this beautiful
display:
What do you think? Have you ever
seen the Northern Lights? Is it something you would think is worth the trip to
see?
Xoxo,
Diana
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