观赏北极光和白夜的最佳时间

在芬兰拉普兰 (Lapland)，北极光在 8 月底至次年 4 月期间最为明显。在北极圈内，太阳在盛夏时节根本不会落下：越往北走，太阳停留的时间就越长。

因此，下次到达芬兰拉普兰时，你很可能会发现自己的专属灯光秀。来看看你能体验到什么吧。

许多人把北极光和冬季联系在一起，但北极光最活跃的季节实际上是秋季和春季。这时，地球朝向太阳的方向使太阳耀斑与地球磁场相互作用的概率最大化，从而更容易产生这种令人着迷的现象。据统计，这些光芒每隔一晚就会出现。

最佳的极光观赏季节从夜色渐暗的 8 月底开始，到夜晚开始变亮的 4 月初结束。观赏极光需要晴朗的天空和一点运气：在芬兰拉普兰，每年大约有 200 个夜晚（相当于每隔一个晴朗的夜晚）可以看到北极光。越往北，机会越高。你知道芬兰气象研究所甚至有一个关于…太空天气的网页吗？它现在也将显示芬兰的极光活动。

The best aurorae-watching season starts at the end of August, when the nights get darker, and ends at the start of April, when the nights start to get lighter. Seeing them requires clear skies and just a bit of luck: the Northern Lights are visible on roughly 200 nights a year – or every other clear night – in Lapland. Your chances of catching them get better the further north you go.

Did you know the Finnish Meteorological Institute even has a web page for space weather? It’ll show the Aurora activity in Finland now. There also also local Northern Lights apps available in various parts of Finland.

Did you know that Lapland is also a perfect place to experience other light phenomena during summer? Read more about the fascinating nightless nights and Midnight Sun in Finland.