[aaronm14]

I'd be curious to hear more about this. Is there a certain time of year, is there a certain area you need to stay, what time of night, etc. Feel free to shoot me a link if there is already a good resource explaining some of this

The Northern Lights have been on my bucket list as well for quite some time but have always let the seemingly random chance of actually seeing them dissuade me from really planning something.

[eyjafjallajokul]

I wasn’t able to find a single place that had all of this documented, but here’s what I know.

* January to March is the best time of the year because the weather is dry and cloudless. * Pick dates where the moon either sets before it gets dark, or when it’s new moon. * Book viewing tours at multiple places. Aurora Village is amazing as it’s on a frozen lake and there’s heated teepees for you to shake the cold off. There are other tours as well which will take you around so you get the opportunity to photograph the Aurora in various backdrops. Best bet is to probably just DuckDuckGo it. * Rent cold weather clothes at Yellowknife. -40 C/F is typical daytime and nighttime temp during the winter.