50 Degrees North releases Northern Lights Brochure

(TRAVPR.COM) AUSTRALIA - March 16th, 2011 - Travel operator and Nordic specialist 50 Degrees North Pty Ltd has just released its Aurora Borealis brochure with 8 great ways to see the Northern Lights in 2011/12.

The brochure displays a handful of trips tailored to maximise the chances to see the Northern Lights. The trips are mostly short in length to suit those who are already in the area and want to scoot up north for an experience of a lifetime.

The Aurora trips include a short excursion to the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi (Northern Sweden), tours to the Lofoten archipelago and Tromsø in the far north of Norway, Finnish Lapland, Super Jeep trips in Iceland and a trip to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland.

The northern winter 2011/12 is predicted to display some of the most intense occurrences of Aurora Borealis in over a decade, as the 11 year cycle of the sun comes to its peak. The main cause of the Northern Light is the number of dark spots on the surface of the sun, i.e. the more spots the better chance of Auroras. These natural displays of green, white and purple light occur most frequently in the Polar Regions in a 2500 km radius off the geomagnetic pole. The zone with the most intense sightings of Aurora Borealis extends over Lapland in northern Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Siberia. As it happens; this is 50 Degrees North’s specialist area.

When to go?
The months of November to April are generally the best for observing the Northern Lights, and nights closest to full moon should be avoided as this brightens the sky. The Northern Light emits more concentrated colours and longer experiences on the eve of a new moon. 

New Moon Northern Winter 2011/12: 27 Sep, 26 Oct, 25 Nov, 24 Dec, 23 Jan, 21 Feb, 22 Mar, 21 Apr

Aurora fanatics and travellers can visit www.fiftydegreesnorth.com for more information. To get a free 50 Degrees North - Aurora Borealis brochure e-mail: info@fiftydegreesnorth.com.

About 50 Degrees North:
50 Degrees North Pty Ltd is a wholesale travel operator specialising on the area north of the 50th parallel north, as well as Antarctica (50 degrees south). The company is fully licensed, and a full member of the Travel Compensation Fund. 

For further media contact:
Tietse Stelma – 0431 123 800 / ts@fiftydegreesnorth.com

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