From november to march is roughly the best time to go when nights are long and dark.
Yukon northern lights best time.
Admin best time to view yukon northern lights aurora borealis.
Although they are visible from mid august to mid april the best chance of catching the northern lights a k a.
The best time of year to see northern lights in yukon is from october to april.
During the summer months the night skies are not dark enough to see the aurora borealis even at times when the solar wind activity is strong.
Aurora borealis is during the first few weeks of winter.
Ideal viewing conditions consist of dark and clear nights preferably moonless with a magic window between 10 pm and 3 am.
However yukon is blessed with a long season for the lights from mid august all the way through to mid april.
Went up there to hopefully see the aurora borealis and experience the local life.
The best time for watching northern lights is when nights are the longest and darkest.
But it s believed that galileo galilei the famous astronomer physicist and engineer gave the northern lights the name the aurora borealis which in latin means dawn of the north.
The long periods of darkness and the frequency of clear nights provide many good opportunities to watch the aurora borealis usually the best time of night on clear nights to watch for northern lights is local midnight adjust for differences caused by.
If you don t have the time to see the northern lights or if you re not visiting the yukon at the right time of the year visit the northern lights centre at watson lake for displays shows and information about them.
When is the best time to watch for aurora borealis in yukon.
In autumn you could enjoy the reds and golds of the trees during the day and the blues and greens of the northern lights at night.
The northern lights is best seen in person but this video will you give a glimpse into the magic mystery you can expect to experience when you visit the yukon whitehorse airport arrivals departures.
From november through march.
When it came time to see the northern lights we were taken to this big open area 1 2 hour from town away from the city.
While the northern lights are visible from mid august to mid april the best time to view them is between 10 p m.
I had a great trip to whitehorse in the yukon canada.
The accommodation was well situated close to lots of good eateries and very comfortable.
The sun makes the northern lights shine at night the auroras may look like magic but they actually occur because of excited electrons from the sun hitting the magnetosphere.
In yukon autumn and winter are generally good seasons to see the northern lights.
In northern regions like the yukon the best time to view the aurora is from late august to mid april.