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Northern Lights
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Yellowknife is the best
location in the world for viewing the aurora borealis. As the nights
grow longer, the green, red and mauve lights of aurora borealis,
or northern lights, are absolutely brilliant in their dance across
the sky.
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North's
Auroral Activity Forecast
The aurora results from forms of electromagnetic energy which are drawn to the earth's poles, literally charging the atmosphere and causing it to glow. Despite the crisp -40, (at that temperature Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales are the same) which is not uncommon in the heart of a Yellowknife winter, we have thousands of international visitors who come to be awe-inspired.
Tours to view the aurora from outside the city limits are available starting in the autumn and continue throughout the winter months.
Top photo by Tessa Macintosh.
