Day 41 Aurora Borealis, aka Northern Lights

Witnessing the incredible Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, did not happen on Day 41. In fact, I have left Lapland and is now in Helsinki, but I feel that seeing the Aurora Borealis is such a wonderful experience that it deserves an entry of its own, so here it goes...



On New Year's Eve, also our last day in Lapland, we decided to try our luck again by hiking for more than 20 mins (in the cold) into an open but dark area to see the Aurora Borealis. Just as we were finishing up our New Year's Eve dinner, there was a loud noise at the door and everyone was shouting that there was a tint of green in the sky. We decided that it was time for the Northern Lights to show, so we immediately added a lot of layers of clothes and headed straight to a dark area.

(Photo: On our way to the dark wilderness.)

And oh man, it was unbelievably amazing.

(Photo: Aurora Borealis in all its glory.)

The Aurora Borealis can be seen in any places (as long as there was one in the sky), but it would be better in a dark wilderness. So as we were walking into a darker region, it seemed like the Aurora was getting stronger and stronger, greener and greener and welcoming us along the way.

(Photo: See how the pattern changes?)

(Photo: This photo was only taken seconds after the photo above, and already, the pattern changed! How amazing is that!)

(Photo: See the tint of red above the green?)

As we got to the dark wilderness, the view was just awesome. It did amazing things to our eyes. If you stare at it for longer period, it changed from green to a bit pink then green again. The Aurora Borealis was never the same at anytime. It formed different patterns, different shapes, different colours, different intensity, different contrasts with the sky and with the surroundings. It was just amazing seeing the nature like this.

I don't think anyone can capture the beauty of the Aurora, nor should they attempt to do so. Because the Aurora is so much more than just green lights or any colour of lights on the sky. The camera can never capture my eagerness to see the Aurora, nor my excitement to see it, nor my amazement when seeing it.



Seeing something as pretty as this also makes me realize that there are so much in life than I don't know. I am not talking about academics, finance, economics etc, I am talking about the nature, how does the nature react the way it does, and how many more incredible phenomenon I have yet to experience.

well, I am officially listing 'seeing Aurora Borealis' as one of the things you have to do before you die.