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科普性文章 A Scientists at the U.S. space agency Nasa have confidently predicted that this year the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, will be the brightest and most intense for 50 years. But what exactly is the Aurora Borealis? In truth, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding this wonder of nature. However, it is understood that the phenomenon is caused by solar wind - electrically charged particles that the sun flings across the solar system constantly - but with varying intensity. The particles are drawn to the earths magnetic fields around the poles, which is why they are visible at extreme latitudes including the southern hemisphere, where they are called the Aurora Australis . As they bombard the earths atmosphere, the particles ionise, releasing charges visible as light. Kangos is a remote and spell-bindingly beautiful spot in Swedish Lapland, almost entirely free of light pollution. This is a magnificent place to view the Aurora while revelling in the solitude, and choosing from a range of Arctic activities. A weeks stay can include a strong tourist through the forest, a snowmobiling trip to visit a reindeer herder, ice fishing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and a night in an isolated cabin at the edge of a frozen lake. The Norwegian Hurtigruten coastal cruise 巡游 fleet offers a variety of Hunting The Light packages throughout the winter. Fly to Tromso - the so-called Paris of the North - then sail round the North Cape to Kirkenes, near the Russian border, and back. You spend the whole cruise high above the Arctic Circle, where for much of the winter the sun barely rises, though by mid-March there is almost as much night as day. There are shore excursions along the way to Honningsvag, which claims to be the worlds most northerly village, and you can also try snowmobiling and dog-sledding. Canada experts agree that the Holy Grail of Aurora Borealis-watching is a broad oval girdling the magnetic North Pole, in northern Canada. Within this area, near