Since travel is on hold indefinitely, you might have to wait a little longer to check “witnessing the northern lights” off your bucket list. Nothing beats seeing the phenomenon in person, and watching them on a TV or computer screen is certainly not the same, but since you probably won’t be venturing to the Arctic this April — therefore missing the end of northern lights season — watching a livestream will just have to do.
Charged particles from the solar wind collide with Earth's magnetosphere, reacting in complex patterns that produce whorls and curtains of incredible color. During certain geomagnetic events, you may be able to see the Northern Lights as far south as Washington, DC, but the wild coast of southwestern Iceland makes for an idyllic backdrop any night of the year.
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