Experience the Northern Lights up close

Do you dream of experiencing the legendary Northern Lights up close and personal? Then we have the right offer for you: we sail with our expedition yacht POLARIS through the wonderful world of the Lofoten Islands at exactly the right time of year. Polar or northern lights occur when electrically charged particles from the solar wind collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the upper layers of the earth’s atmosphere. Auroras mainly occur in the polar regions, where the field lines penetrate the atmosphere. They occur both in northern latitudes (northern lights, also known as aurora borealis) and in the southern hemisphere (southern lights, also known as aurora australis). Auroras are particularly common in Alaska, Canada, Finland, Iceland and Norway. And once they are there, there is only silence and pure amazement. A truly unforgettable experience on board a very special sailing yacht. [Source: Wikipedia]