Northern Lights: A Practical Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide)

An updated second edition of Bradt's practical guide to thebest places to view the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights are one of theworld's most spectacular natural phenomena, arguably the greatest light showyou'll ever see. They are also one of the major tourist draws of the Arctic andsub-Arctic winter. This book covers information on everything from how tophotograph the aurora to what to wear, and how to understand northern lightsforecasting, as well as the science behind the aurora and the auroral oval. Italso details the best locations from which the aurora can be viewed, covering,in Europe, Scandinavia, Lapland, Iceland and Greenland. New for this secondedition is coverage of viewing points in Canada and Alaska. In addition, theguide provides information on tour operators offering northern lights packages.Bradt's Northern Lights is the only guidebook that caters to thelarge number of people whose dream is to see the aurora borealis.