Norway—Finland: On the Hunt for the Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis captured in Rovaniemi. T he ‘Aurora Borealis’, better known as ‘Northern Lights’, are a natural phenomenon which occurs at night. The scientific explanation of how it is created has got something to do with Sun particles reacting to the Earth’s atmosphere at both magnetic field lines at the North and South poles, resulting in rays of light dancing in the sky. Oxygen gives off green and red lights, while nitrogen gives off blue and purple. With 2024 being the period where solar activities are the strongest, the chances of catching glimpses of it are instantly higher than ever. The night after attending Graduates’ Night 2024, I was at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport, checking in and waiting to board my flight to Helsinki, before taking a transit flight to further up northern Finland, Ivalo. I was travelling with my family, though not alone as we were travelling as part of a packaged tour group booked in Singapore. Why travel up north of Finland, you might ask? Well, as it
