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Let’s go shopping!
A couple of hours later, they are finished with the husky ride and they are ready to have lunch. Tiffi calls Odus to say that they are on the way back. A half hour later they meet up with Odus and go for a quick lunch and now it’s time to shop! They decide to check out this family run store. ‘Balmuir Store Arctic Circle -…
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Time to go home
Bright and early the next morning, they pack their bags and check out from the hotel. Odus tells them that he’s going to stay a bit longer because he saw this cute owl yesterday and he wants to hang out with her for a bit. He blushes as he tells them this. “I’ll catch up with you when I get back home,” Odus says.Hugs and…
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Tiffi and her friends learn all about the Northern Lights
One day in the King community Red Rabbit is checking out things when he bumps into Yeti. “Hi Yeti, what are you looking at?” asks Red Rabbit. Yeti is so engrossed in what he is reading that he doesn’t hear his buddy talking to him. Red Rabbit walks over to him to see what he’s looking at on his tablet. Oh wow, it’s an…
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Yeti shows Tiffi the video
Yeti is still reading some articles when Tiffi shows up and asks what he’s doing. Yeti shows her the video that he was looking at earlier and she tells him that she’s never heard of that before. Maybe they need to find out from Lola_Pop what it’s all about. Sounds like a plan! “I’d love to spend more time with you, but I…
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What are the Northern Lights?
When Yeti arrives at home his curiosity gets to him, so he decides to search for more articles on the Northern Lights. He has to find out what they actually are because the video was too scientific for him. He comes across an interesting article. “Check it out!” says Yeti out loud. ‘The bright dancing lights of the aurora…
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What Is the Classical Origin of the Aurora Borealis?
When Tiffi arrives at home she listens to the message that Yeti left her. She calls him back but now he’s not answering so she leaves him a phone message. She turns on her computer to learn more about the Northern Lights. ‘The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, takes its name from two classical deities, even though it…
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How the Aurora Borealis Works
‘The aurora borealis, also called the Northern Lights, is a multi-colored brilliant light show in the Earth's atmosphere that is caused by the collision of gas particles in the Earth's atmosphere with charged electrons from the sun's atmosphere. The aurora borealis is most often viewed at high latitudes close to the…
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What causes the colors?
‘Particles and polar attraction - Earth is constantly bombarded with debris, radiation and other magnetic waves from space that could threaten the future of life as we know it. Most of the time, the planet's own magnetic field does an excellent job of deflecting these potentially harmful rays and particles, including those…
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Frequently asked questions
‘Is wildlife affected by the Northern Lights? Dogs will often look at the sky and bark during an auroral display, which suggests that other animals are also aware of them. Although we can’t be certain, it is well documented that there are things which animals can sense that humans can’t. It’s possible that some animals may…
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More FAQs
‘Are the Northern Lights always green? Contrary to what the Instagram influencers would have you believe, the Northern Lights aren’t always green. The iconic green is the most common colour observed, but this natural phenomenon can also appear white-grey – or even have purples, reds and blues. The reason you see green…
