Aurora Borealis in Scotland

[Big Worm 1]

I would love to go and see the Northern Lights and believe they can be seen in Scotland.

My question is, where is the best place to go, and is there any way to predict the best time to go?

Thanks

[Puggit]

You need luck...

a) Clear skies
b) A large enough solar storm to create the right conditions

[Broomsticklady]

You need a lot of luck!! Further north you go the better, but tbh Scotland's not the best place - god's own country tho it be. We had a brief show in Aberdeenshire before Christmas, and a couple of nights later I saw my first 'shooting star', but it wouldn't be my choice of where to go for a good almost guaranteed display.

Nina

[Big Worm 1]

Obviously, it would be better to go to Norway, Canada, etc, but i'm planning on doing a bit of a road trip round Scotland and was just hoping i may have been able to see them.

[Flippin' Kipper]

Also need to be away from light pollution, and a new moon helps too. Worth seeing though, a shot I took in Norway below, with a couple more on my Flickr account.


Northern Lights 1 by Flippin' Kipper, on Flickr