The most popular place to see the northern lights in ireland is in county donegal owing to its fortuitous location and its rural heartlands.
Northern lights holiday from ireland.
Northern lights city break from 299 experience the magical northern lights in iceland.
For a longer holiday consider one of the 11 night 6 night or 5 night classic winter coastal voyage or a specialist 11 night astronomy voyage.
This gives you the best chance of seeing the aurora.
The most easily accessible of these destinations are iceland sweden finland and norway or travel further afield to canada and alaska.
The northern lights aka aurora borealis are visible from ireland.
Photos of the northern lights in ireland.
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We offer a wiede range of northern lights holidays.
Additionally any of the dark winter months october through february are also good opportunities to see the northern lights.
This northern lights city break holiday includes return flights to iceland with 3 nights accommodation and northern lights hunt evening excursion.
About the northern lights in iceland the aurora are an absolutely spectacular phenomenon visible anytime between late august and mid april in iceland making it an ideal place to see the northern lights.
David moore from astronomy ireland said the northern lights could be on view over several nights this week.
Anywhere within an area known as the aurora zone that sits above the arctic and sub arctic offers opportunities for seeing the northern lights.
So the chances are you can soak up the greatest show on earth a stone s throw from your house.
Have you seen them yet.
This is due to the earth s axial tilt and the way our atmosphere encounters solar wind.
Where to see the northern lights.