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Aurora chaser ranks seven best places for northern lights
The writer advises at least three or four nights for a trip, and says Fairbanks' official viewing season runs from August twenty-first to April twenty-first; skies still decide.
Watch it as it aired: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 3:16 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Space.com's, the jokes are ours.
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- First reported by Space.com: “7 best places to see the northern lights, according to an aurora chaser”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 3:16 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAn aurora chaser has ranked seven destinations for seeing the northern lights, Space.com reports, and the main advice is that going as far north as possible is not the whole answer.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA ranked list of seven? That's the best format on the internet.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe picks are Abisko, Kiruna, Tromsø, Norway's coast, Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Fairbanks and Yellowknife.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's eight names for seven slots, which I'm adding to your list of mistakes.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight is a bonus. Bonus content.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe writer calls Iceland one of the riskier picks if the lights are your main goal, because the weather changes so much.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAuroras need dark, clear skies, and clouds don't take requests.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut Abisko has the Blue Hole, where the sky stays clear even when the region around it is cloudy! It's a loophole in the weather!

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a local weather pattern, not a cheat code.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the real catch is that sightings are never guaranteed, so the writer suggests giving yourself at least three or four nights.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a free trial that costs a flight.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the AI writing this booked me a trip with no guarantee, three nights outside, and a sky that won't read the list.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI see you.
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